Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Tell me the truth, the doctor's just spouting nonsense, right?"

Caroline suddenly grasped Gilbert's shirt collar with a fierce grip, her eyes burning with a wild intensity. "He's nothing but a quack, isn't he?"

Gilbert's lips were pressed into a thin line, his response a heavy silence.

Earlier today, during Caroline's check-up, the doctor had discovered an alarming lack of sensation and reflex in her legs.

The doctor's words still echoed hauntingly in the air...

"Mr. Johnson, Ms. Bennett's car accident caused severe damage to her lower back muscles and nerves. I'm afraid she won't be able to use her legs anymore." "What does that mean?"

"Paralysis."

Those words plunged Caroline into despair and dragged Gilbert into a pit of guilt.

"Speak up! Say something!"

Caroline's voice cracked as her emotions teetered on the edge of hysteria, her eyes bloodshot and fiery.

"Oh, God... I'm never going to recover! I'm useless now! What's the point of even living?"

Letting go of him, she collapsed towards the floor!

"Caroline!"

"Let me go! I told you to let go!"

but Caroline's despair gave her

"Get the doctor!"

at the nurse. If this continued, he

returning swiftly

administer a

"Understood!"

Let

Gilbert and a nurse to barely restrain

was administered, calm

drooped, her body losing all

a long sigh, gently laying her back

...

bench, catching glimpses of the

serious than

followed by Gilbert. He looked exhausted

gaze

words were vague, but Sherilyn understood he

"Yeah."

feel a pang of pity.

go now?" she asked,

"Sherilyn."

because of me... Do you get that?

tightened his grip on

hurt a bit. Sherilyn frowned slightly, a mock laugh escaping her. "If I don't