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?”

his fists tightly.

already put on her sunglasses and turned to

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of frustration, glaring at Sherilyn, “And Edgar? He just lets his mother

down, silent.

at her. “Call him

Sherilyn remained

you hear me?”

head, meeting his

by how pale her face looked…

She must be.

Edgar so much, yet his mother despised her like this.

Is everything

should have been the one upset, Gilbert felt a discomfort brewing inside him too.

“I’m fine.”

and shook her head, “Let’s go. Sylvia is waiting

she

it hard to look at

since her return,

silent.

she upset? Did she

gripped the steering wheel tighter.

Johnson Mansion and stopped in front of

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