Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 267

Sherilyn swiped her phone awake, her eyes landing on Edgar’s message first.

“Sherilyn, I’ll sort things out at home. It’s okay if you don’t want to talk to me right now. I’ll prove to you that I’m not giving up on you.”

After reading, Sherilyn closed her eyes for a moment. She was touched by Edgar’s persistence yet saddened by it.

What did she have that made her worth such effort?

She exited the chat with Edgar without replying. Not getting a response might make Edgar give up. Ending it now would be the least painful for him.

Then, she opened Gilbert’s chat.

“Sherilyn, I saw Edgar. Are you okay?”

Her brows furrowed after reading. How had he seen Edgar? Hadn’t he left? Did he go back? Why would he go back? There was more than one message from him.

“I found your hair tie in my car. I’ll bring it back to you.”

So that was it. Sherilyn touched her wrist, noticing her hair tie was indeed missing. She typed a response.

“It’s just a hair tie. You can throw it away.”

that moment, Gilbert was sitting in his car, parked at the entrance of Twilight Trail, holding a burgundy hair tie adorned with a few faux pearl beads in his hand. Seeing Sherilyn’s reply, he glanced at the hair

up his phone, replying, “I’m at the trailhead.

trouble.”

fine. Besides, I’m not at Serenity Street right now.” Not at Serenity Street? Gilbert’s heart skipped, realizing Sherilyn might be avoiding Edgar. Was that why she

small smile appeared on his lips, accompanied by an unexpected surge of

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excitement.

you

“At a friend’s.”

said, no further details. Gilbert pondered if asking more would annoy Sherilyn. Better not to push. Even if he knew where she was, what

“Alright, got it.”

holding the hair tie. There was a trash bin right by the road; a simple flick would dispose of it. Yet, after a two–second pause, Gilbert pulled back,

off, stopping when he reached TeeMall. Gilbert got

lit up at the sight of Mr. Johnson. The big boss himself had graced them with his

brings you here

manager greeted him with a broad smile.

his temples, overwhelmed by the vast array of women’s accessories. He held out the hair tie, “Do you have

The manager examined the hair tie closely, “We have similar ones, but not

me see them.”