Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 690

"Sherilyn?"

Edgar's heart leapt, the pain in his arm momentarily forgotten. "You're awake? It's me, Edgar!"

"Ed...gar..."

"Yes, it's me!"

Silence followed before Sherilyn began to sob quietly, resting on his back. "Ed...gar..."

Yes, it was Edgar, his voice unmistakable!

Sherilyn's consciousness was foggy, murmuring incoherently in a barely audible hum.

"Save me... please save me..."

Hearing her cry, Edgar froze. Sherilyn must be terrified, and it was his fault. He should have escorted her home the moment he found her.

But he had walked away, watching helplessly as she was taken.

Regret filled Edgar's heart as he spoke with even greater tenderness. "Sherilyn, I'm so sorry I'm late. I'm here now... to save you."

But then, the figure on his back went silent again.

"Sherilyn?"

be heard in the

"Someone's over here!"

up to see firefighters, and among them

surprised, exclaimed, "Mr.

he

on Edgar's back, his expression

Charles reached out, "Quick! Mr. Ferguson, come with us!" "Get them out of

...

Outside.

Bentley screeched to a halt, and Gilbert, without waiting for the

Allen greeted him

asked without preamble, his voice tinged with anxiety,

call from Charles, saying

of hope shone in Gilbert's dark eyes, almost too

the journey here was

"Mr. Gilbert, Charles is on

pointed towards

truck, its details blurred in the dim night light, where figures could be

2ed together.

Sherilyn was among them?

fortune was smiling on him. Sherilyn

as he took a few steps forward, positioning himself beneath the

ladder truck slowly came down, Gilbert's expression

Why was Edgar here?