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 you just tell me from the

sake, she would want to

"Why?"

ectopic pregnancy, it's not advisable

too short a recovery period, the chances of another ectopic

including developmental issues and miscarriage...

Sherilyn was

a year on him, nor did she want to compromise herself by staying

no affection for

realization dawned on him,

what right did he, of all people, have

understood why his little Sherilyn, who once only had eyes for him, remained so cold, no matter what he

lifted her eyelids slightly, "Then I'm

turned swiftly and walked

"Sherilyn!"

his embrace from behind,

"Sherilyn..."

filled with remorse, "I'm sorry, so sorry! I know apologies might

saying sorry enough to make it all go

the man holding her

a while, Sherilyn softly responded, without any