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.

would he know who her mom was? How could

towards this little munchkin, willing

in her hand, “What were you planning to do

to tell mommy I miss her.”

a

“Okay.”

to the whiteboard. But then, she froze, as if struck by a spell,

“Why aren’t

on the verge of tears, “I don’t

she tipped her face up and burst

“Hey!”

startled, panicking at what to do. In a rush, he scooped Jenna

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arms.

don’t cry, okay?

Jenna sniffled, nodding through her sobs.

hand, with its little dimples, close to the

Jenna misses

“Alright…”

her chubby hand to

looked down at the little munchkin, “Which ‘jun‘

as if it was obvious, “The ‘jun‘ in Jenna, you know?”

Gilbert:

have asked. How could he