Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 674

Gilbert was noncommittal, his tone casual as he flipped the question back at her, "How did you get here? Finished up at Grandma's?" "No."

Caroline shook her head, wrapping her arms around herself as she deliberated for a moment, "I'm staying with your older brother at the moment, and it's a bit awkward, so I thought I'd come over."

Their relationship had always been more akin to sweethearts since childhood, lovers for over a decade before parting ways. Now, were they to be friends, or siblings? Gilbert hesitated before asking, "You doing alright?"

"Huh?"

Caroline paused, a laugh escaping her, "I'm fine, really. What's there to be not fine about? Just a breakup, that's all. The world's full of heartbreak; it won't kill me." Then, she turned the conversation to Gilbert.

"Aren't you the same?"

After finishing, she seemed doubtful, "I heard it from Sherilyn. He said you two broke up, and it was you who initiated it, right?"

This was something Gilbert couldn't deny.

He had told Sherilyn it was over because he misunderstood, believing she had terminated their child...

But yes, it was he who had brought it up, even if he regretted it now.

"Yeah." Gilbert nodded.

...

In the restroom, Sherilyn emerged from a stall and washed her hands at the sink.

She was still in the hospital.

the restroom during

restroom, heading back to the examination room where Gilbert was waiting

hospital was quieter at

a corner, she could clearly hear a man and

...

"That explains it..."

up the cast dinner from earlier that evening, "She just exchanged numbers with that driver, telling him she didn't have a boyfriend." Then she

raced, though her face remained cool, her tone

do you

aback, not

smile faded slightly,

moisture, "If had known we'd end up here, I should have chosen you back then. We know each other insideout, hardly ever fight, we'd probably get

DUMS

.n

looked at him steadily, mustering her courage, "Gilbert, if I choose you now,

the corner,

velte

as she overheard Caroline's

was not the

should just

please lift your foot? You're stepping on

janitor working the night shift, mopping the floor when Sherilyn suddenly

turned around quickly, lifting her foot with an apologetic chuckle, "Oh, I'm

"It's okay."

"Sherilyn?"