Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 222

Edgar was totally into her, so of course he loved everything about her! And why wouldn’t he when it was a token of her affection?

Ahem.

The others, well, it was kind of awkward to watch.

What was supposed to be a birthday bash had turned into an unsolicited session of feeding us all with their mushy love!

Gilbert turned away, lost in thought. A shirt?

Sherilyn’s sewing skills rang a bell for him. Hadn’t she made him a shirt once, if he remembered right?

That evening, Gilbert returned to the Johnson Mansion and began digging through his closet.

After a long search without success, he wondered, had he remembered it wrong? Had Sherilyn never made one for him?

No, that couldn’t be right!

Gilbert refused to give up.

Finally, in a neglected corner of the wardrobe, he found a box.

Inside, he found a neatly wrapped handmade shirt, clearly not from the upscale tailor the Johnsons usually used.

This one, it was made by Sherilyn for him!

his eyes, trying to recall.

or a graduation gift? It had been so long, he hadn’t paid much attention at the time, how could he

Gilbert slumped to the floor.

the purest form of Sherilyn’s

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known it…

seeing were not the

of her

The next morning.

the morning briefing, he sifted through

I

“Hmm.”

few documents, instructing him, “Remove the Bryant family from our potential partners list. No need

Had the Bryant family offended Mr. Gilbert?

Charles didn’t ask further; Mr. Gilbert was clearly holding a grudge.

instructions was a way to vent the frustration he’d

what the Bryant family deserved, after all. Who asked them to raise a daughter who could

to Sherilyn wasn’t enough to calm his anger; there needed to

the Bryant family

was Mr. Gilbert’s decision, did

been going smoothly until

Bryants were puzzled.

Darlene was terrified!

if anyone had recently offended Gilbert, it was her,

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