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,

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

to move a little to prevent complications and aid

herself and shook her

bed rail with one hand and my arm with the other, and we'll walk slowly."

leaning on her arm, moving around the

rang, it was Sophia

tell you, Jenna didn't listen and secretly threw away the lettuce and carrots from her sandwich..." "Sophia,

promise your mom!" Sophia handed

"Mommy."

voice, Sherilyn's heart melted,

it was wrong, I'll

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

play the 'strict mom', but today, she

best! Sophia, Mommy

better keep your word!

will go

"Go ahead, Jenna."

streamed down Sherilyn's face. Just yesterday,

night, all

provide her daughter with a healthy body and the hope of having another child to help Jenna seemed more and more like an impossible task.

she bear to blame

girl had never really lived a carefree and