Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 365

Sherilyn shut her eyes tight, saying without a second thought, “Don’t hold me like this. I can’t sleep when you do.”

“Why?” Gilbert was stunned. “Haven’t we always slept like this before?”

Sherilyn snorted disdainfully. “You said it yourself it was before. Can now be the same as before?”

She had returned with him, but that didn’t mean everything was water under the bridge.

Sherilyn cut to the chase. “I don’t want you to touch me… for now.”

Gilbert’s arms around her stiffened slightly. “For now? How long is that?”

“I don’t know.” Sherilyn shook her head. “I can’t give you an answer to something even I’m unclear about.”

She thought ‘for now‘ would become ‘forever‘ if she was pregnant by some chance.

Seeing he remained silent, Sherilyn raised her voice, “What, you have a problem with that?”

She wasn’t afraid of his reluctance.

After all, for the sake of Caroline, he still needed her!

lengthy silence, Gilbert relented. “Okay.”

he said that, he

Sherilyn was puzzled.

it your way. But could you promise me you would forget about Edgar and give us a chance?”

let her go. “Sleep tight. Good

over, facing away from

in the darkness, her mind buzzing. What did he mean by that? Wasn’t their arrangement purely transactional, and

her, and Sherilyn fell asleep. Throughout the night, the person beside her seemed to get up several times, changing the ice packs, giving her water, and even changing her sweat–drenched nightgown.

by dawn, and Sherilyn’s sleep deepened, dark

disoriented, she was alone in the room. Her phone’s ring had awakened

Sherilyn’s tone softened

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Chapter 365

Jenna’s voice was sweet and tender, “Mommy, you went out yesterday without saying goodbye.

her voice. “Are you

through, “Just a little. Mommy, are you feeling better? Isn’t work too

little angel! She

Mommy