Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 438

“Ha–ha. Yes!”

Jenna was over the moon, curling up into a little ball, snuggling close to her mom.

Meanwhile, Gilbert was on the verge of blowing up Sherilyn’s phone!

He had arrived at the dance studio at 6 o’clock sharp to pick up Sherilyn, as they had agreed. But, her phone was unreachable, and she hadn’t replied to any of his messages.

What was going on?

Gilbert furrowed his brows, puzzled.

Just then, he spotted Rebecca stepping out.

“Rebecca!” Gilbert quickly intercepted her, “Hey, has Sherilyn not left yet?”

“Sherilyn?” Rebecca looked surprised, “Oh, she left nearly an hour ago.”

Really?

Gilbert’s attempt to maintain a smile faltered, “Do you know where she went?”

“No clue, she didn’t say,” Rebecca shrugged.

“Thanks.”

“No problem.”

As Rebecca left, Gilbert’s handsome face turned grim. Sherilyn had already left? Where to? Had something happened? Why wasn’t she answering her phone?

If something had come up suddenly, shouldn’t she have at least informed him?

watch, he noted another ten minutes had passed… Did she even remember their

Gilbert picked up his

was no

his growing irritation, he sent

you? Is everything okay? Should

his message vanished into

The night grew deeper.

car, constantly glancing at his phone to

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unread messages.

Humph!

seething, instinctively reaching for a

fingers found a box

smoking habit and had asked him to

popped a lozenge into his mouth, immediately frowning at the taste. Normally, he could barely tolerate it, but today it seemed

where had

here, enduring these overly sweet lozenges for her, and she was just ignoring their date

time ticked by, Gilbert’s

had had her share of troubling encounters, from creepy taxi drivers to being kidnapped not too long ago. Had something happened

he picked up his phone, dialing her number over and

But still, no answer.

up the

over Gilbert’s head. If he couldn’t get

At the hospital.

finally fallen asleep

to

“Okay.”

table and instinctively reaching for