Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 230

Big shot? Gilbert, huh?

Not that Sherilyn hadn’t thought about it, but even if she did… at this point, she had outlived her usefulness to Gilbert. He was definitely not going to help her again.

Hannah burst into laughter, flipping her hair.

“Forget it! Don’t even think about it. Ms. Hansen is a stickler for the rules. She made an exception for you once; do you really think she’ll do it every time? Think you’re someone special?”

With a twist of her small frame, she strutted away.

“Let’s go, ladies! Time for rehearsal!”

Watching Hannah’s retreating figure, Sherilyn felt something was off.

How did Ms. Hansen know about her getting a gig with the troupe? Who spilled the beans?

Her head ached terribly. Even if she knew who leaked it, what could she do? It was her mistake.

Feeling down, Sherilyn lay in her apartment all day.

In the evening, Edgar called.

studio.

her voice weak. “I’m not at the

left? Did it

a few days. She had

just wanted to be alone. “If it’s nothing important, I’m

a brief exchange,

his phone, was confused. Something wasn’t right. Sherilyn’s

like she was upset.

so he drove to Serenity Street.

lying at home, feeling increasingly upset. When the door knocked, she couldn’t

to open the door, and then she

“Sherilyn.”

the wrong building first and got a bit sweaty from the run, with beads of sweat on his forehead and

upset on the phone. Is

expect him to make a special trip just because of a phone call.

“Edgar…

messed up. Ms. Hansen kicked me

stunned; this was indeed bad news. The

like the holy grail for contemporary dancers, and Sherilyn was on the verge of making it big. To have such an

“I’m sorry, Edgar.”

troubles with Edgar, not really expecting him to offer any comfort. Because her current despair and