Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 783

Gilbert swung open the car door and practically shoved Sherilyn inside.

"My car..." Sherilyn protested, anxiety evident in her voice. She had driven herself here.

"Give me your keys!"

He snatched the car keys from her hand. "I'll have someone drive it back to Sunset Ridge Community for you!"

With that, he climbed into the driver's seat. Callie tried to follow them into the car, but when she pulled on the door handle, it was locked.

She knocked on the car window, "Hey, open up!"

But Gilbert acted as if he hadn't heard her, completely ignoring her plea, and started the car, pulling away.

"Hey!"

Callie ran after the car for a few steps, puzzled, "What's going on?" Weren't they supposed to have broken up? In Mr. Gilbert's eyes, why did it seem like the moment he saw her, nobody else existed?

Inside the car, Sherilyn looked at Gilbert with confusion, "Why did you leave Callie behind?" Hadn't they just been all over each other a moment ago?

"Are you seriously worried about someone else right now?"

of tenderness and irritation. "What was that woman's problem anyway?" He was

man?" Gilbert scoffed

bewildered by his leap in logic.

anger and resentment bubbling up. "You dumped me, just to run off

accusations, Sherilyn covered her forehead, leaned back in the

"Sherilyn?"

cautiously eyed her expression, "Is your

with

"Then I'll drive faster!"

...

Hospital.

Emergency room.

Sherilyn's wound briefly, "You'll need a couple of

taken aback, not expecting her injury to be so

placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, "Don't be scared, the bleeding will

chair, he instructed, "Have

nodded

"We'll need to administer a local anesthetic. It might sting a bit when I

fists. Blood was still oozing from her forehead, and Gilbert pressed a gauze pad against it. Seeing

and positioned himself behind the chair,

head back and lean it against