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

promised me, you’d always be

ever comes to that, I won’t

all he

up his first aid kit, he stood up. “You’ll sleep in the guest room downstairs tonight. I’ll go grab some clothes

the master bedroom, which was pitch

didn’t turn on the main light but opted for

closet and came out with

to startle Sherilyn, he

“Sherilyn.”

but Gilbert saw her eyelashes flutter. He knew

09:23

is staying in the guest room downstairs tonight. I’ve taken

She didn’t even look at the clothes

fall asleep, and you had to wake me.

hand, sensing she

your clothes. Of course, I should ask you.”

decide. You didn’t

“That’s because…”

to go home, and it’s not safe for

at him, being all

not bothering to argue further.

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