Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 421

“Me.. ?” Gilbert waited for Francis to continue.

But Francis just stopped himself, shaking his head, “Nothing.”

“Come on, bro.” Gilbert’s tone mixed curiosity with frustration. “You can’t do that to me. What’s going on? You’re still keeping secrets from me?”

Francis just smiled and said, “I’ll tell you later. Right now, I’m off to see Caroline at the hospital. You’ll have to keep grandma company for dinner.”

So, he was going to visit Caroline.

“Alright then.”

Gilbert nodded, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that his brother was hiding something

serious.

What could it be that he found it so hard to talk about? Even to him?

Gilbert was so worried about Sherilyn that he barely slept that night.

The next morning, instead of heading straight to the office, he drove to the entrance of Sunset Ridge Community.

He knew Sherilyn usually didn’t head to her dance troupe until the afternoon, but he wanted to check on her before work to see if she was feeling any better.

Hesitating, he wondered if it was too early to call Sherilyn.

He really wanted to go up and see her, but she had made it clear… it wasn’t appropriate.

debating with himself, he saw Sherilyn rushing out of the gate! She was in

immediately drove over, pulling up beside her. “Where are you headed?

“Sure, thanks!”

it was him, Sherilyn didn’t hesitate and

Gilbert noticed she still

up?”

Sherilyn was taken aback, nodding. Did it show that

asleep the night before and ended up waking

was on a break,

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urging Gilbert. ‘Can you

late to the troupe meant a docked pay and missing out on a perfect

Sure

on the gas, although the morning rush hour traffic slowed

at the anxious girl beside him, he

her head, too worried to

grab a mix of their breakfast burritos for me, will you?… Yes, deliver them

to the

ordering

tight, you’ll have something

was right. But why

moved, Sherilyn’s voice came out a bit

of the drive

at the troupe, Sherilyn