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.

married, Sherilyn was only twenty, practically a

Gilbert shrugged off Yates and left with his tray

Gilbert! Better step up

if Yates could be

could it? Although their early attempts were far from perfect, he felt

their room to find Sherilyn already out of the shower,

“Back already?”

a bottle of soda she’d taken from the fridge, “I didn’t realize it was fizzy. I don’t like carbonated drinks, so I

“Sure.”

it, downing half in

salad, He gestured towards her plate, “Don’t just eat greens,

too.”

“Here, you try.”

to his lips. Gilbert smiled, accepting

As for the rest… they could

to the bed, “You sleep here tonight, take the

squeezed her chin, “I won’t pressure

fading as soon as he turned away.

Chapter 326

Late at night.

“Gilbert?”