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.

I've said all I needed to.

closed her eyes and turned her face away, refusing

"...Alright."

his gaze lingering on her now slightly

I'll come to see

he had left the room. Then,

he'd

all her words fallen

had another session in the hyperbaric

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

around, and what if Gilbert

time with Jenna, and she had already missed a

the evening, Sherilyn completed her discharge paperwork. Since it had been an emergency

QUMS

wasn't much to

the room,

surprised. He had just visited that morning, and here

seem less

now. You're always so busy, why come all this way again?" "What do you

feigned anger,

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

the doctor that she was