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!

eyes, trying to

Was it for his birthday, or a graduation gift? It had been so long, he

slumped to

had once possessed the purest form of Sherilyn’s affection. He had always

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known it…

seeing were not

that he saw it, the recipient of her handmade shirts had changed to Edgar!

The next morning.

office, and after the morning briefing, he sifted through a pile of reports before calling in

what can I do for you?”

“Hmm.”

few documents, instructing him, “Remove the Bryant family from our potential

was taken aback. Had the Bryant family

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

was a way to vent the

after all. Who asked them to raise a daughter who

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

take long for the Bryant family business to hear about it.

heard it was Mr.

been going smoothly until

were puzzled.

was

offended Gilbert,

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