Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 678

Continuing our conversation from before.

"You're fretting over nothing. If she had chosen me, it would have been decades ago, not today."

Sounds like there's a story there?

Sherilyn was intrigued, "She actually made a choice?"

How curious, the Johnson brothers, both highly sought after, and there was Caroline, lucky enough to even have a choice?

"Come on, spill it. How did she choose? Which of you professed your love first? Or was it a joint confession?"

"What are you even saying?"

Knowing she was veering off track again, Gilbert couldn't help but laugh, "It wasn't like that at all."

The story goes back to when they had just been brought back to the Johnson household.

Back then, Gilbert's world consisted of only two people, his brother Francis and Caroline.

For Francis, Gilbert had an absolute brotherly adoration. He idolized his older brother, hanging on his every word without question, the epitome of obedience.

was a girl, Gilbert only had feelings of protection towards

she wanted the moon, he would've found a way to pluck it

the same

they grew older, whispers

falling for the same girl

girl couldn't accept the affections of

his feelings

rumors reached Sylvia's ears, and the family matriarch couldn't

own children, she only had

she summoned the

Gilbert, who do you favor? Don't worry about our feelings, just be

at Gilbert, and finally, shyly said,

"Alright, Grandma understands."

softly, turning to Gilbert, "Gilbert, did you hear

understand." Young Gilbert

the dynamics between the three were

"Oh..."

Sherilyn nodded, looking at Gilbert with a bint of sympathy, yet she added, "But losing to your brother is nothing to be ashamed

frustration, "What's there to be

"Exactly."