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.

frustration. “Edgar, why do

“Don’t be mad.”

insist on

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

“Edgar…”

leaving Sunhaven

Edgar quickly interjected, “I won’t be able

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taken aback. What did he

you

a job. It’s a startup. my friend’s

all he had

company, just starting. We don’t have

to go to Ironforge to meet with a

expected Edger to

an exaggeration. But he didn’t even allow himself time to

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

*Sherlyn”

were intense, shimmering with

without relying on my family. I won’t give up on myself, and

parted, but she couldn’t utter

‘Here‘

handed her the bag. Thave to go now need

her hand, he smiled and started walking backwards.

Im off