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 there for me. You’ll help me, won’t you?”

finally speaking. “If it ever comes to that, I

he could

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

master bedroom, which was pitch dark. Sherilyn was already asleep.

on the main light but opted for the bedside lamp

and came out with a set of clothes, sitting down by

to startle Sherilyn, he kept his voice low.

“Sherilyn.”

respond, but Gilbert saw her eyelashes

09:23

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

her eyes. She didn’t even look at the clothes but

asleep, and you had to wake me. Why

held her hand, sensing

clothes. Of course, I should ask

yours. You decide. You didn’t even ask me

“That’s because…”

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

at him, being all

bothering to

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