Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 883

"Huh."

Edgar let out a soft, self-mocking laugh.

"I always thought I was there for you, but the truth is, when you needed me the most, I was either absent or powerless..."

"Edgar!"

Sherilyn's heart skipped a beat, and she interrupted him sharply. "Stop it! It's not your fault. You weren't obligated to help me..." "Right."

Edgar nodded, his eyes intensely fixed on her.

"That's the thing... It's not my business... Huh, huh."

His laughter was laced with a mix of despair and determination.

"Sherilyn, let me ask you, when everything fell apart, did you think of reaching out to me?"

"..." Sherilyn was momentarily stunned, unable to respond.

"No, right?"

Edgar forced a bitter smile, "When you faced troubles, you never thought of me. What does that tell you?"

It was a hard truth he had to accept.

"It means, in your mind, I'm not someone close enough to rely on!"

was at a

argue against

reaching out to her brother Francis, indeed... she never thought

moment to

"To me,

put you in a difficult

of guilt, her eyes

"From now

Sherilyn was startled, her

"You heard right."

seemed much. more at ease, sighing with a smile, "I've given

hold back

up, she murmured,

"Don't cry."

"If you cry like this, I might think you can'tdet

her tears flowing even more

knew he was

such

"Ha!"

and handed her a tissue, "Dry your eyes, will you walk

tissue, wiped

"Sherilyn."

he asked abruptly,

aback, not understanding why he would ask that out of

didn't answer, and Edgar

you like him, why

convinced she did like Gilbert. And he