Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Wow, that was fast." The cleaner was amazed. "Ms. Gomez had her surgery last night, and here you are today..."

She rambled on, "Before the crack of dawn, Ms. White called me up, said Ms. Gomez had surgery and asked me to prepare a chicken soup..."

She even lifted the bag in her hands, waving it in front of Gilbert.

But Gilbert's face had already darkened, his brows furrowed deeply, full of confusion and concern, cutting her off, "Surgery? What surgery? Sherilyn? What happened to her?"

"Huh?"

The cleaner paused, blinking in confusion, "Mr. Johnson, you didn't know? Then why did you..."

"I'm asking you!" Gilbert suddenly roared, his face clouded with anger.

"Ah, the surgery..."

The cleaner jumped, startled, quickly shaking her head, "What surgery? I don't know, Ms. White didn't tell me much, I didn't ask for details... Ms. White just said she needed to be in the hospital with Ms. Gomez for a couple of days, asked me to bring over some clothes and stuff..."

Nothing but useless information!

"Which hospital?"

Gilbert struggled to keep his rage in check, his emotions on the brink. "You must know that much, right?"

"I do, I do!"

...

Hospital.

up from anesthesia, she

asking carefully, "Does the wound hurt? If not,

that post-surgery, it was important to move a little to prevent

with herself and shook

"I can't see, so you hold onto the bed rail with

arm, moving around the

rang, it was Sophia

was complaining, sounding quite annoyed, "Let me tell you, Jenna didn't listen and secretly threw away the lettuce and carrots from

your mom!" Sophia

"Mommy."

little voice, Sherilyn's heart

"I know it was wrong, I'll eat my

"No, I'm not mad..."

the 'strict mom', but today, she just couldn't bring herself to be

the best! Sophia, Mommy forgave

you better keep your word! Be good,

will go

"Go ahead, Jenna."

streamed down Sherilyn's face.

all those

hope of having another child to help Jenna

bear to blame

girl had never really lived a carefree and smooth