Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 697

Gilbert stood tall, his jaw set in defiance as he glared at Naylor. "Why the hell is Easthaven Docks up in flames?" "What?" Naylor looked genuinely clueless. "What fire?"

"You don't know?"

Gilbert let out a mocking laugh. "Naylor, you're telling me you've got nothing to do with this? You think I'm an idiot?" "Nine..."

"Naylor!"

Gilbert roared, suddenly lunging at Naylor and pinning him to the couch with such speed that Nolan barely had time to react. "Mr. Harrison! Mr. Nine!"

"Stay out of this!"

By the time Nolan realized what was happening, it was too late.

Gilbert wasn't unarmed; in his right hand, he wielded a knife, the blade cold as it pressed against Naylor's throat.

"Okay, okay, I'm not moving!" Nolan, terrified, immediately froze. "Mr. Nine, let's talk about this. No need for rash actions!"

Through gritted teeth, Gilbert's gaze bore into Naylor. "What the hell are you planning? What do you want from me? You after my life or what? Then come at me! Why the hell did you go after her?" "Her?"

Even with his life hanging by a thread, Naylor remained unnervingly calm, offering a faint smile. "Sherilyn, perhaps?"

Gilbert stiffened, taken aback. Naylor knew who he was talking about?

even mentioned

Why?

burst of realization and anger, it dawned on

"Naylor, you didn't get the address wrong by accident, nor was it some offhand remark. You did it on

thrust, pushed the blade

you? It's me you hate, this

"Nine."

barely winced, his gaze steady. "You're not a bastard. You're my

words settled, the air turned eerily still, a heavy

was taken aback. The results were in...

these years, neither Naylor nor he himself believed

sent shockwaves through

was actually

"Nine."

you. I

daze by those words,

Docks... that fire was your

Naylor admitted without

everything. Whatever happened at Easthaven Docks and

knew you were off saving Caroline at Lionspire Ridge! Even if she survives, she'll never forgive a man who

"Ah!"

from Gilbert's depths, his eyes fracturing with fury. So that was