Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 258

Now, she couldn’t even muster the energy to sit down and have a proper conversation with Sherilyn.

“Sherilyn, are you still in touch with your ex–husband? I really don’t get you. How can you be so shameless?”

Adela scrutinized Sherilyn from head to toe.

“Besides your looks, what do you have that’s good enough for Edgar? How dare you cling onto him?”

Gilbert happened to overhear this particular sentence. His face immediately darkened.

He was never known for his patience, and he quickly stepped in front of Adela, shielding Sherilyn.

“Mrs. Ferguson, mind your words, please! What do you mean Sherilyn is clinging to your son? It’s your son who’s been doggedly pursuing our Sherilyn, okay? The Johnsons‘ adopted daughter isn’t low enough to cling to anyone!”

Our Sherilyn? Adela was taken aback, feeling a stabbing pain in her chest from

anger.

She looked at Sherilyn, then at Gilbert. “Fine, fine, you two seem to be very… cozy!”

“Mrs. Ferguson!”

Sherilyn, seeing the situation, tried to intervene, “Please calm down, he didn’t

mean…”

“Don’t bother!”

Adela wasn’t in the mood to listen, waving her hands dismissively, “I see no point in talking further. I came to tell you – you and Edgar aren’t a match. Please, stop bothering him!”

“What bothering?”

clenched his fists tightly.

Adela had already put on her sunglasses and

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glaring at Sherilyn, “And Edgar? He just lets his mother bully you like

down,

“Call him now! We can’t let this

remained silent,

you hear

Sherilyn lifted her head, meeting his angry

pale her face looked… Was she

She must be.

yet his

you… okay? Is

although Sherilyn should have been the one upset,

“I’m fine.”

her lips together and shook her head, “Let’s go. Sylvia is waiting for us to have dinner; we shouldn’t

this, she walked

to look at her directly, stealing glances through the rearview mirror

become quieter since her return, but

silent.

she upset? Did she like Edgar

gripped the steering

Mansion and stopped in front of the main house, Sherilyn

for a moment before picking up his phone and dialing Edgar’s