Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Francis gripped his walking stick, seemingly unable to respond for what felt like an eternity.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Caroline's face darkened as she interrogated him coldly, "Don't you want to? You and another woman have a child together! Don't forget, I'm your fiancée!"

She shook off his arm and turned to leave.

"Caroline!" Francis hurriedly grabbed her.

"Why are you holding me? Let go!"

"I promise you!" Francis blurted out, "I promise you everything!"

Caroline whirled around, her face lighting up with joy, "Really? You're not just placating me?"

"Really..." Francis nodded, hesitantly adding, "It's just, our wedding, we were already planning it, and I thought, waiting until we're officially husband and wife... that would be showing you respect."

"It doesn't matter!" Caroline said, tiptoeing excitedly and launching herself into his arms, with hers around his neck. "Francis, I don't care! As long as I know you love me, that's all I need!"

She looked up at him with a smile, "How about coming over to my place tonight?"

Francis barely opened his mouth, the word 'okay' stuck in his throat, when his phone rang.

It was Sylvia.

of him.

swiped the screen. "Hello,

voice was urgent, "Where are you? Hurry back! James has a fever! He refuses to take his medicine and

hearing this, Francis immediately agreed, "Alright, I'm coming back

"You can't go! Francis, I won't let

frowned deeply, "James has a

reddened instantly, gripping his arm tightly, "But you promised me, you'd stay with me tonight! Which child doesn't get

into her eyes with

her senses,

"Caroline..."

a fact, and it's where I've wronged you. But if

you!"

truly can't accept horce

that, he turned and got into the car

his words meant. Was he breaking up with

"Wah, no, no..."

Oh dear, this Francis, making the

keeps crying

what will we do?"

heard James crying and

"Grandma! James!"

handing