Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 792

Again, the same old talk.

Gilbert stood rigid with his back turned, not moving an inch.

The old man, always trying to push him into taking over the Harrison legacy!

Without a word, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Ah..."

Behind him, Naylor sighed, a note of resignation in his voice. Couldn't even his mother persuade him to change his mind? What would it take for him to return?

...

Gilbert had been keeping vigil at Katy's side in the hospital for two days and nights. On the third morning, seizing the moment while she was deeply asleep, he finally left. He returned to Golden Oak Manor just before 7 a.m.

As he entered the foyer, he noticed a light on in the living room.

Someone else was awake?

Then, he saw Caroline wheeling herself over, a faint smile gracing her face, "It's been a few days, I thought you had vanished."

"Caroline." Gilbert frowned slightly, his eyes avoiding hers.

the past few days, but he hadn't

"You've come at

the dining room, one

caregiver were already there, with the

out a

the caregiver handed a glass of water to Caroline,

Caroline nodded, taking

medication are you

through IVs and physical therapy; she wasn't supposed to be on any oral

for diarrhea, to

interjected before Caroline could

caregiver a

innocent,

was amiss. Clearly, there was more to the story. He didn't ask Caroline, instead directing his attention

"Go ahead."

the caregiver explained, "Mr. Johnson, you haven't been around in the past few days, and Ms. Bennett has been

How could she eat cold food? And now, she's got a

grabbed the caregiver's arm, smiling at Gilbert, "We're eating, let's not talk about this and

couldn't bring himself

of the past

he hadn't

"I'm sorry."

of guilt, "In the future, if I