Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 656

“Sherilyn, you’ve got something I’m dying to catch!”

…

In the hospital room, Sylvia was on a tear.

Sylvia and Francis were a step too late. When they arrived at the hospital room and heard Gilbert had awoken, their relief turned to panic upon finding he had vanished!

“A week in a coma, and no sooner does he wake up than you let him yank out his IV and bolt? What are we running here, a circus?”

“Grandma.”

Caroline rushed over, linking her arm. “Please, take a breath. Gilbert… he’s gone after Sherilyn…”

“After Sherilyn?”

Sylvia was baffled. “Didn’t Sherilyn promise me she’d look after Gilbert? So, what, he wakes up and she’s off? Can’t she just indulge him a little?”

“He’s back!”

A nurse’s voice echoed from the hallway.

“Mr. Gilbert and Ms. Gomez are back!”

“Gilbert!” Sylvia’s face lit up as she looked up.

At the door, Gilbert was holding Sherilyn’s hand, grinning from ear to ear, and Sherilyn, with her face turned away, wouldn’t even glance at her.

Sylvia’s heart twisted at the sight. Her grandson was all in, head over heels!

Gilbert offered a sheepish smile. “Sorry to worry

“And you should be!”

into bed this instant! Waking up only

Gilbert patted his chest.

get cocky! Back

out, “Someone fetch the

his

back into bed, and soon enough,

weak. Also, considering the head injury, we should do another round of CT and MRI to be safe.”

“Of course.”

hearing the results, she

okay, then Jenna’s hope remained

“Grandma.”

at Sylvia,

words carefully. “It seems

not

anymore. I

get going soon…”

“Sherilyn…”

go, seeing

Sylvia could respond, Gilbert, lying in bed,

don’t

“My head is killing me. Sherilyn, I’m not

that, how could Sylvia

grabbed her hand, pleading, “For my sake, please stay a

sure he’s alright yet,

clutched

“Grandma.”