Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Francis' leg was still giving him trouble, making it hard for him to squat without a bit of effort.

"Rebecca..."

"Ah!"

He had barely started speaking, letting out just a syllable, when suddenly Rebecca let out a piercing scream. She clutched her ears, trembling all over, eyes wide with terror. "Stay back! I told you to stay back!"

Suddenly, her hand shot up to her neck.

Francis then noticed she was holding a shard of glass!

Turns out, it was from the clock she had smashed just moments ago, a piece of its glass cover now in her grasp.

"Eddy!"

Rebecca, mistaking him for Eddy, glared at him with bloodshot eyes. "You want me dead, don't you? Well, you don't have to lift a finger. I'll do it myself! Uh..."

Suddenly, her eyelids drooped, her grip loosened, and the glass shard fell to the ground as she collapsed toward Francis.

Francis reached out, catching her firmly.

It was he who had struck her on the back of the neck, knocking her out.

She was too agitated, and he feared she might hurt herself, so he had no choice but to knock her out.

Francis pulled a blanket from the bed, wrapping Rebecca up tightly, and frowning, he stood up and left the room.

"Mr. Francis?"

of the stairs, immediately approached. "Let

head with a furrowed brow. "No

Francis?" Sawyer asked, puzzled.

leg wasn't supposed to

"It's fine."

light as a feather. Walking a few steps

Mr. Francis' insistence, Sawyer didn't push

still pinned against the wall, oblivious to the drama unfolding behind

by, his usually calm and handsome face was clouded with anger. Suddenly,

"Ah!"

sound so loud it could've pierced

back, continued outside with

"Mr. Francis, are you sure your

had

fine." Francis' expression was unreadable as he shook his

even needing a

let go of Rebecca.

was calm at

haunted by a nightmare, Rebecca

more she whimpered, the more it

know what

his hand, gently patting her frail

Rebecca calmed

down at her, brushing a strand of hair from her cheek, whispering,

of silence, he sighed, "I'm sorry, I've brought