Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 292

He stretched his hand out, realizing the little munchkin was so tiny. Could she even reach

his knee?

Gilbert paused for a second, then squatted down and said, “Here you go.”

Jenna, with her big eyes twinkling, reached out to grab the pen, her voice sweet and soft, “Thank you, sir.”

She spoke with a Sunhaven accent.

Gilbert raised an eyebrow, a smile creeping onto his face. “You’re from Sunhaven?”

“Yep.” Jenna nodded, “I’m from Sunhaven.”

Gilbert was quite surprised.

“What a coincidence! I’m from Sunhaven too.”

“Wow!”

Jenna’s eyes widened, sparkling with excitement, “My mommy is also in Sunhaven. Have you seen my mommy, sir?”

“Not really.”

Gilbert couldn’t help but chuckle at the child’s lack of logic.

mom was? How could he possibly

towards this little munchkin, willing

in her hand, “What were you planning to do with the pen?”

something, to tell mommy I miss her.”

so?” Gilbert pointed to a whiteboard, “Well, now you

“Okay.”

marker and moved closer to the whiteboard. But then, she froze, as if struck

“Why

quivered, on the verge of tears, “I don’t know how

tipped her face up

“Hey!”

to do. In a rush,

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arms.

don’t cry, okay? will

sniffled, nodding through her sobs.

with its little dimples, close to the

Jenna misses you.”

“Alright…”

her request, Gilbert guided her chubby hand to

he looked down at the little munchkin,

Jenna, bewildered, stared with her big doe eyes, as if it was obvious,

Gilbert:

asked. How could he