Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Sherilyn's slender back stiffened, and she turned around with a look that was somewhere between tears and laughter. "Yeah, you caught on quick, didn't you?"

"Sherilyn..." Gilbert furrowed his brows in a flash.

With a cold laugh, Sherilyn's lips curled, "But hey, I never lied to you. I told you straight up, I'm not into you anymore."

From the get-go, he was insistent on being with her, despite her making it clear not just once!

She had told him, and she had told Sylvia too!

Sherilyn's laughter was cold, "So, what? You're here to call me out?"

"Sherilyn!" Gilbert's expression darkened, "That's not what I meant!"

He frowned deeply, his voice low, "I know everything now... about the ectopic pregnancy." Being with him was all for Jenna.

Jenna was battling aplastic anemia - something he was well aware of from the start.

As he fit all the pieces together, it suddenly clicked for him: Sherilyn's motive was to have another child with him... to save Jenna!

So, her getting pregnant meant there was no way she would terminate the pregnancy. That's why he had Charles investigate!

It turned out he had misunderstood Sherilyn all along!

gazed at her intensely, puzzled, "Why didn't

she would want to keep

"Why?"

missed this? After an ectopic pregnancy, it's not advisable to get

recovery period, the

including developmental issues and

the end, Sherilyn was doing

didn't want to waste that half a year on him, nor

had absolutely no affection

on him,

what right did he, of all people, have to

Sherilyn, who once only had eyes for him, remained so

eyelids slightly, "Then

swiftly and walked

"Sherilyn!"

caught up, bending over to scoop her into his embrace from behind, his arms tightly encircling

"Sherilyn..."

remorse, "I'm sorry, so sorry! I know apologies might not mean much... but, Sherilyn, I really am

to make

man holding

while, Sherilyn softly