Chapter 379

Gilbert looked down, nodding, “Sure, what do you want to talk about?”

“Aren’t you going to ask how I got hurt?”

That question…

Gilbert paused for a moment, closing his first aid kit. “Although I’m not sure what happened, I believe my brother didn’t mean it.”

“Hmm?” Caroline hesitated, then forced a smile. “Yeah, he didn’t mean it. But sometimes, it’s the unintentional hurts that cut the deepest.”

Gilbert found himself at a loss for words.

Relationships are between two people. Outsiders can only make things worse by interfering, not to mention they can’t really help.

“Gilbert.”

Caroline suddenly asked, “If, and I’m only saying if… if Francis truly betrayed me, stand by me?”

“Why would you think that?” Gilbert’s heart sank; he didn’t want to answer.

“I’m asking, what if!”

would you

her eyes reddening. “Gilbert, you promised me, you’d always be

finally speaking. “If it ever comes to that, I won’t just stand by and do

all he could say.

kit, he stood up. “You’ll sleep in

master bedroom, which was pitch dark. Sherilyn was already

main light but

entered the walk–in closet and came out with a set of clothes, sitting down

he kept his voice low.

“Sherilyn.”

eyelashes flutter. He

09:23

to himself, “Caroline is staying in the guest room downstairs tonight. I’ve taken one of your

even look at the clothes but said with a slight

was just about to fall asleep, and you had to wake me.

hand, sensing she was

your clothes. Of course,

You decide. You didn’t even ask me

“That’s because…”

was late, and Caroline was upset. She refused to go home, and it’s not safe for her to be out alone

at him, being all thoughtful.

bothering to argue

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