Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 687

Chapter 687

The wail of an ambulance siren pierced the air.

"Mr. Gilbert! The ambulance is here!"

The ambulance screeched to a halt, and paramedics hurried out, rushing to Caroline's side to administer first aid before lifting her onto a stretcher and into the vehicle. Caroline was injured, her condition uncertain. Gilbert knew he shouldn't just leave her behind and walk away, but...

After wrestling with his thoughts, Gilbert pulled out his phone and dialed Francis's number. "Big brother, it's me. I need a favor... Yeah... Thanks a lot, bro!" Once he hung up, Gilbert glanced at Abel. "To Easthaven Docks!"

"Right away, Mr. Gilbert!"

As they drove, Gilbert immediately called Charles.

"Charles, it's about Sherilyn..."

"Mr. Gilbert!"

Charles's voice, fraught with urgency, cut him off. "Easthaven Docks are ablaze! The fire's massive! We can't get anywhere near the Harrison family's warehouse!" A fire? How could there be a fire?

Anger surged within Gilbert, his jaw clenching so tight he thought his teeth might crack.

"What about the fire department? Haven't they arrived?"

"They're here!" Charles replied, his voice edged with panic. "They're trying to put out the fire at the Harrison family's warehouse. Once it's under control, we'll move in!" Wait, they had to wait?

Could Sherilyn wait?

jaw tightened further, his

was a whirlwind

was at Easthaven Docks, in the Harrison family's warehouse, and Sherilyn was at Westhaven, Lionspire

he hadn't misheard. Had Naylor

...

was an

"Is anyone there? Help!"

cries for

bet

the chair she'd been sitting on moments before and hurled it at the door with all

door was made of

What now?

she

going to die here today? Fear of death is

"Cough, cough, cough!"

in the sealed warehouse, she hadn't seen the flames yet, but smoke was seeping in through the cracks around the door.

"Cough, cough... cough, cough..."

her strength. Leaning against the door, she collapsed to the floor. Gasping for air, her eyes bloodshot from the heat and lack of oxygen, her complexion

her

she wouldn't make it out

infancy when

was short-lived. Her father's

of grief, and her grandmother, despite her

she lost