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?"

voices could be heard in

"Someone's over here!"

see firefighters, and

surprised, exclaimed,

was he doing

back, his expression darkening at

hesitation, Charles reached out, "Quick! Mr. Ferguson, come

...

Outside.

Bentley screeched to a halt, and Gilbert, without waiting for the car to fully stop, burst

Gilbert!" Allen greeted

his voice tinged with

a call from Charles, saying he was bringing her

Gilbert's dark eyes, almost too

of the journey here

gestured, "Mr. Gilbert, Charles is on his

pointed towards a

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

2ed together.

Sherilyn was among them?

was smiling on him. Sherilyn was found! Sherilyn was

forward, positioning himself beneath the ladder truck, ready to catch Sherilyn the

came down, Gilbert's expression

Why was Edgar here?