Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 326

“Hey, got a question for you.” Gilbert’s tone was lighthearted, but he pressed on with a serious question, “Why would someone dislike… or be afraid of getting close to others?”

Yates immediately picked up on the underlying issue, his amusement deepening.

“What’s the matter, Sherilyn doesn’t like getting cozy with you?”

“Ugh!”

Glancing around to ensure they were alone, Gilbert reluctantly nodded and lowered his voice.

“Whenever I get close to her, she always seems… really nervous.”

“Oh…“.

Yates gave him a knowing look and clapped him on the shoulder. “Be honest, are your moves a bit off?”

What?? Gilbert was taken aback and instinctively began to object, “How could…”

But he stopped short, memories flooding back. He recalled their early days of marriage, those few awkward and rushed occasions they’d been intimate…

He vaguely remembered Sherilyn crying.

Seeing the confusion on his face, Yates couldn’t help but laugh.

you guys got married, Sherilyn was only twenty, practically a kid… Maybe you left

Gilbert shrugged off Yates and left with his

step up your

if Yates could

couldn’t be, could it? Although their early attempts were far from perfect, he felt there had to be another reason

a bit late, he returned to their room to find Sherilyn already out of the shower,

“Back already?”

fizzy. I don’t like carbonated drinks, so I only had

“Sure.”

downing half in one

her plate, “Don’t just eat greens, have some shrimp

too.”

“Here, you try.”

and brought it to his lips. Gilbert smiled, accepting

for the rest… they could take their time; it would

stood up, pointing to the bed, “You sleep here tonight, take the couch.”

he gently squeezed her chin, “I won’t

fading as soon as he turned

Chapter 326

Late at night.

“Gilbert?”