Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Caroline."

As the bodyguard struggled to keep up, Francis, leaning on his cane, approached with Gilbert at his side.

There he was, Francis in person!

A smirk curled on Caroline's lips, her suspicions confirmed by the private investigator's findings were indeed true!

But Gilbert's presence was a surprise. The brothers were really close, huh?

So Gilbert was involved in the deception, too.

"Perfect." She nodded, "Let's go in together then!"

With a resolve as if marching to her doom, she gritted her teeth, "I'm quite curious to see for myself, this stunning beauty Francis has been hiding away!"

"Caroline!"

Francis grabbed her wrist, his dark eyes piercing into hers, his voice deep, "You can go in, but there's no woman like you're imagining."

"Is that so?" Caroline scoffed, disbelief clear in her tone.

"Yes!" Gilbert chimed in from the side, "Caroline, he..."

"Shut up!"

Caroline cut him off, "As if I needed more proof of whose side you're on! I don't believe his lies, and I certainly don't believe yours!" Jerking her arm free from Francis, she pushed the door open and stormed inside.

"Where is she? Show yourself!"

living room,

emphasized the emptiness of the place, as if no one

"No, it can't be!"

to believe, Caroline dashed

his brother

the master bedroom, swung open the wardrobe, only to

other room, but it was all the

wrong..." Caroline's face turned pale, her head

wrong?" Gilbert had

"Where is she?"

are clear signs someone's been

was obvious the

hastily

and all her

guessed, that

frowned, "Caroline, you're being too

"Ah!"

cry escaped Caroline, her brows furrowing deeply, "Gilbert, after all these years, can't you be honest with me for once? Is your brother all you

"Caroline..."

filled Caroline's eyes, her voice breaking, "Please,

"Caroline."

approached, cane in

to say, huh? You

"I'm making a scene?"

moment of realization hit Caroline, tears halted in their tracks. "You think I'm making a