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

an answer, her eyes reddening. “Gilbert, you promised me, you’d always be there for me. You’ll

comes to that, I won’t just stand

he could say.

“You’ll sleep in the guest room downstairs tonight. I’ll go grab some clothes for

which was pitch dark. Sherilyn was already asleep.

turn on the main light but opted for the

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

wanting to startle Sherilyn, he kept his voice low.

“Sherilyn.”

but Gilbert saw her eyelashes

09:23

“Caroline is staying in the guest room downstairs tonight. I’ve taken one of your outfits for her. Is this one okay?”

didn’t even look at the

about to fall asleep, and you had to wake me. Why

hand, sensing she was

course, I should

lazily laughed. “Don’t say that. Everything here is yours. You decide. You didn’t even ask me about letting Caroline stay, did you?”

“That’s because…”

and Caroline was upset. She refused to go home, and it’s not

being all

smirked, not bothering to argue further.

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