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.

declared, “Gilbert, it was you who insisted on getting) back together. Let me be clear, you know I have a fiery temper.”

If I turn your life upside down, making it a rollercoaster

on his lips. “Worrying about me

worry. As long as we don’t break up, I

teeth, unable to hold back, “I’m not joking. Are you a glutton for \\punishment? Wouldn’t a docile,

the fun in that?”

for a partner, not a subordinate.

a loss for words.

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Gilbert, remember your words. You better stand firm and

much effort into this performance, into stirring emotions. He’d better not let

Police Station.

awake since the crack

up in and out of jail. It was

couldn’t sleep, looking more haggard and thin by

Her name broke through

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

swung open.

come out

spirit was low,

“No.”