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.

said all I needed to. I'm tired and I

turned her face away,

"...Alright."

nodded reluctantly, his gaze lingering on her now slightly pale face. He

well. I'll come to see you

until he had left the room. Then, slowly,

said he'd come

all her words fallen

session in the hyperbaric chamber and felt much

to be discharged the next morning, but she didn't want

mean just lying around, and what if Gilbert showed

to go back to spending time with Jenna,

paperwork.

QUMS

wasn't much

room, she

visited

"You seem less

Sherilyn chuckled, "I'm fine now. You're always so busy, why come

anger,

I wouldn't have known you were getting discharged. Why not stay another

en

"I'm really okay."

raspy as she explained, "It's just my throat that's still a bit sore, everything else is

confirming with the doctor that she was indeed alright, Edgar