Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 271

Rebecca pointed at the pearls on her headband. “Look, Tahitian pearls. Good quality, though a tad small for a headband.”

“Expensive?”

“Mmhmm…” Rebecca mused. “Just these? They’ve got to be worth at least a grand, right?” She eyed Sherilyn, puzzled. “You didn’t buy this yourself?”

“No.” Sherilyn shook her head.

How could she afford it? If she knew Gilbert had spent so much, she wouldn’t have accepted it.

Every evening before a show, the dance troupe members would have dinner early.

Before putting on makeup, Sherilyn and Rebecca decided to grab something to eat at the commercial street next to their dance troupe.

On their way back, they saw a familiar figure under the streetlight from a distance.

Edgar, tall and noticeable, was holding a bag, eagerly waiting for Sherilyn to approach.

Rebecca glanced at Sherilyn, tactfully saying, “I’ll go in first.”

“Alright.”

There was no avoiding it. Sherilyn walked up to Edgar and stopped in front of him, frowning slightly, “You…”

“Here.”

Before she could finish, Edgar lifted the bag he was holding, which was filled with sweets from the Crimson Table.

hint of frustration. “Edgar, why

“Don’t be mad.”

insist on

carefully watched her reaction, speaking softly, “I just… wanted to see

“Edgar…”

Sunhaven

harsh, Edgar quickly interjected, “I won’t be

1/3

taken aback. What did he

are you going?”

Tve found a job. It’s a startup. my

family’s support, all he had was

company, just starting. We don’t

have to go

She hadn’t expected Edger to get to

rock bottom isn’t an exaggeration. But he didn’t even allow

old apartment, without a word of complaint to her, quietly moving forward at his

*Sherlyn”

were intense, shimmering

doing I can do well without relying on my family. I won’t give up on myself, and I

lips parted, but she couldn’t utter a

‘Here‘

go now need to catch

hand, he

Im off