Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 407

“Sherilyn?”

Before him, Sherilyn looked on the verge of tears, her eyes welled up with a mixture of hurt and disappointment.

Clearly, she cared. Deeply.

At the end of the day, it was his fault. He had broken her heart.

After all, which girl could stand indifferent when her boyfriend defends another woman?

Sherilyn’s anger, her threat to break up, it all stemmed from her care for him.

Now, these truths were crystal clear to him, yet why had he been so blind at the moment?

Gilbert suddenly stood up, closed the gap between them in one stride, and knelt on one knee in front of Sherilyn, gently taking her hands in his.

“I promise, whatever you ask, I promise!”

Then came his sincere admission of guilt, “I was wrong, I handled things poorly. You have every right to be angry. Have I been in the doghouse long enough for you to cool down? If not, let me make it up to you. Tell me, how can make you feel better?”

Hmph.

Sherilyn scoffed coldly, mistaking his earnestness for something less. She wasn’t in the mood for hollow words.

eyes, she declared, “Gilbert, it was you who insisted on

am. If I turn your life upside down, making it a rollercoaster ride… don’t say I didn’t warn

smile playing on his lips. “Worrying

hands, “Don’t worry. As long as we don’t break

not joking. Are you a glutton for \\punishment?

fun in

an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling with amusement, “I’m looking for a partner, not a subordinate. Why would I want

found herself at a loss for

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your words. You

had put so much effort into this performance, into stirring emotions. He’d better not let her down in the

Police Station.

awake since the crack of dawn.

few days had been a whirlwind, getting caught up in this mess and ending up in and out of jail. It was a lot for a

more haggard and thin by the

through the

her head, her eyes bloodshot. “Yes, officer?” She stood promptly as the cell

swung open.

come out

was low, “Is

“No.”