Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 702

"I really like you, I mean, I truly do!"

"Enough already."

Sherilyn shook her head, clearly annoyed.

"After all this time, you keep playing these games. Is it fun for you? Because, honestly, I'm exhausted."

Her voice cracked, a hint of finality in her stare.

"All I am to you is someone to flirt with when you're bored. And Caroline, she's the one you'd go to the ends of the earth for, your true love." "Ah."

Sherilyn frowned and let out a sigh, "I just don't get it. Why can't you just be happy with her? Why keep dragging me along?"

Her tone grew harsher, "Do I look like someone who enjoys being treated like this?"

"No, it's not like that!"

Gilbert's hands shook as he tried to hold hers, his adam's apple bobbing, "Sherilyn, you can hate me, blame me, but please don't leave me!" "Don't you get it?"

Sherilyn looked at him squarely, taking a deep breath, "I don't hate you, and I don't blame you. I just... don't want to be with you." She paused before continuing.

"I'm here, in this situation because of you. Let's just call it even and move on."

"Sherilyn!" Gilbert's eyes trembled visibly.

leave, I've said all I needed to. I'm tired and I

eyes and turned her face away, refusing to

"...Alright."

lingering on her now slightly pale face.

well. I'll come to see you

he had left the room. Then, slowly, she opened

said he'd

her words fallen on

session in the hyperbaric

be discharged the next morning,

around, and what if Gilbert

back to spending time with Jenna, and she had already missed a day of

paperwork. Since

QUMS

much to pack

she left the room,

surprised. He had just visited that morning, and here

smiled gently, "You seem less than thrilled to see

fine now. You're always so busy,

anger,

have known you were getting discharged. Why

en

"I'm really okay."

just my

with the doctor that she was indeed