Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 251

Chapter 251

Caroline acted as if nothing was out of the ordinary, her demeanor unchanged. “I got home early today. How about we take a stroll in the garden?” she suggested.

Francis nodded in agreement.

He was still wheelchair–bound, but with some help, he could now stand up. Taking a few steps wasn’t a problem, and he was eager to try.

“Let’s go,” he said.

Caroline stood up and began to push the wheelchair outside.

Later in the garden, as Francis practiced standing with the aid of a walker, a servant approached.

Standing behind Caroline, the servant whispered, “Ms. Bennett, all the trash has been taken care of.”

“Okay,” Caroline nodded. “Anything suspicious?”

“Take a look at this.”

Turning around, the servant handed her a charred fragment, about the size of two knuckles.

Caroline examined it and frowned. It was a corner of a photograph, apparently a head, and judging by the hairstyle, it seemed to belong to a girl.

Was this what Francis had burned in a panic… a girl’s photograph? Why? Who was this girl?

fine now,” Caroline dismissed the matter.

“Yes, Ms. Bennett.”

away,

for the performance was set. This Friday, at 8 PM. Being scheduled for such a prime time slot indicated

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placed on

excited. This was her debut on the professional stage, a critical moment that spelled success

on sale online, Sherilyn forced herself to sleep that night,

worry about ticket sales. Lightning Dance Troupe shows

flops, that’s when it’ll really affect the

enough, when Sherilyn checked the ticketing website the next morning, it

her mouth in excitement, realizing she was on a great platform. Failing now would mean

A

show’s sold out!]

by a smiley face

chuckled, touched that he was

[Thank you.]

performance. You got this, Sherilyn!]

put down his phone, pondering for a moment before opening a

show,

send and waited for

her debut was not something he’d miss for the

planned to buy out remaining tickets if sales were slow, willing to spend whatever

for the ticket release, clicking the