Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

The moment was fleeting, yet the sour tinge at the tip of Sherilyn's nose was unbearable.

The last person who had cradled her feet to warm them was her grandma...

"What do you think?" Gilbert asked, his face beaming with a look that screamed 'praise me.' "Did I do good?"

"Uh..." Sherilyn's voice was hoarse as she nodded.

She dared not speak, fearing that her emotions might betray her control.

That's it? Not receiving the expected praise, Gilbert felt a tad disappointed.

His eyes twinkled mischievously as he teased, "Sweetheart, do you have athlete's foot or something?"

"What?" Sherilyn was taken aback. That was something she had never considered.

She mumbled, "No one's ever told me my feet stink."

"Silly."

Gilbert struggled to keep a straight face. "Who would tell you that to your face? They'd definitely talk behind your back."

That sorta made sense? Sherilyn was momentarily baffled.

"Not like me." Gilbert was enjoying this. "I'd tell you straight up."

"You're talking nonsense!" Sherilyn blushed, "Let me smell them then?"

Struggling, she tried to pull her foot away.

do

foot and brought it close to his nose,

"You're so annoying!"

"That's for messing

couldn't help it; your foot is

laughed out loud, kissing her foot gently, his eyes sparkling in the

feet don't stink;

skin crawling, and she lowered

"Don't..."

to fear?" Gilbert's thick-skinned as a fortress wall, "David

"Heh."

the driver's seat,

"Ms. Sherilyn,

right. I don't have

back of my head.

Gilbert leaned in, their foreheads touching, smirking triumphantly

could see every

lips curved in a soft smile, the dim car lights accentuating his chiseled features... Sherilyn's heart skipped a beat, suddenly remembering why she'd fallen for him in the

His dashing, debonair appearance.

realize that this charming prince was coated in poison, leading her to a

morning, while Sherilyn was still

to wake her, not

he tiptoed out, Sherilyn had opened her

surge of resentment welled up within

he could be so considerate now, why was he so stingy with his

of bed, she

and headed to