Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 260

Adela was fuming, her anger practically steaming around her. “I swear, you’re under some spell! What’s so great about her that you’re always in her corner? Out with it, what else did she say about me?”

“It was Gilbert!” Edgar confessed, “It was him who told me! Sherilyn didn’t badmouth you at all!”

At the mention of Gilbert, Adela’s expression grew even darker.

“My son, think about it. Sherilyn and Gilbert are divorced. Do you really want to be with a woman like that?”

“What do you mean, ‘a woman like that‘?”

Edgar was taken aback, then explained, “Sherilyn was adopted by the Johnson family. She and Gilbert weren’t husband and wife; they were raised as

siblings!”

“Oh, for heaven’s sake!”

Adela’s blood pressure soared, and she clutched her forehead. “Enough, I don’t want to hear it! I will not approve of you marrying a divorcee! Adopted by the Johnson family? Ha, even if she were the president’s adopted daughter, it wouldn’t make a difference!”

So that’s it? No room for discussion?

Edgar paused, then nodded. “Alright, I understand.”

Sensing her son’s unusual defiance, Adela felt a chill. “What are you planning? Don’t tell me you’re considering breaking ties with us over her?”

did that, you’d only hate Sherilyn more. I wouldn’t be that

have some sense!”

If you really can’t accept her, I’m willing to be caught in the middle, to bear this

turned and left the room, closing the

“Edgar!”

up abruptly, speechless.

obedient son was standing up

am I doing

won’t

clenched her teeth. She had to find a way

misunderstood his parents‘ vehement opposition to his relationship with Sherilyn, Edgar returned to his room,

he saw a message

Johnsons‘. Mrs. Ferguson’s worries are the same as mine. We’re just not right for each other. Please, don’t do

the message, a cold

“Hello?”

“Sherilyn!”

already talked to my mom. Let’s

words, Sherilyn could guess he had

Sherilyn introspected.

of me to use you

was a series of unfortunate misunderstandings, it was