Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 324

Turning her back to him, Sherilyn felt a shiver. Had she actually agreed? Perhaps he was thinking the same as she was… Just take it one step at a time.

“Alright.” Turning around, Sherilyn flashed a smile and extended her hand to him, “Deal.”

Deal? Gilbert couldn’t help but laugh. Did she really think this was some kind of business deal? He took her hand and gently kissed it.

With a sigh, he murmured, “You…”

Inwardly, he thought, “Sherilyn doesn’t trust me, but that’s okay, given time… she’ll see how much I care for her. At least for now, she’s mine!”

That evening, after the show, Gilbert unsurprisingly showed up at the dance troupe’s exit.

He had been there for a while, leaning against his car, a cigarette dangling between his fingers. Seeing Sherilyn come out, he waved at her.

Sherilyn hesitated, then walked over.

She frowned and waved her hand in front of her nose.

Noticing her gesture, Gilbert casually stubbed out the cigarette in a nearby trash can, “Don’t like the smoke?”

“It’s suffocating. Sherilyn nodded.

“Sorry.” Gilbert exhaled into the air, “I won’t smoke around you again.”

he opened the car door,

going?” Sherilyn hesitated, reminding him,

maintain her figure

know.” Gilbert, holding the car roof, joked, “Your chariot awaits, my lady–what,

she got in the

made it ridiculous to refuse. Besides, compared to him, Sherilyn was

they headed straight

“Here we are.

open

puzzled. Were they going out to sea this

her to a yacht

saw Yates, Derek, and

“Wow!”

this? Aren’t you going to

along, the men

down, will you?”

smile. He glanced at Sherilyn and introduced her, “Meet Sherilyn, you all know

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key part was the last

“Wow!”

“Oh…”

noise kicked up

Gilbert joked, pulling Sherilyn further into the