Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 911

Gilbert stood there, slack-jawed, his thin lips parting slightly. "Sherilyn, can we just stick to the facts and have a rational discussion?" Rational discussion?

"Hmph."

Sherilyn's gaze dropped, a cold laugh escaping her.

Five years earlier.

When she was under suspicion, wrongly accused of pushing Caroline down the stairs, there was also no evidence!

Just based on Caroline's word, hadn't he convicted her?

Back then, why hadn't he stuck to the facts?

She lifted her gaze, giving Gilbert a sidelong glance. "You say you like me?"

"Yes, of course." Gilbert nodded without hesitation, though he didn't understand why she was suddenly asking this. "Fine."

Sherilyn took a deep breath, her piercing eyes locking onto his.

"Then listen well, it was Caroline who framed me!"

Gilbert flinched, startled by the resolve in her words, suddenly grasping her hand.

"Sherilyn, this matter..."

"I'm asking you one last time!"

hear any more of his

"Sherilyn..."

trying to reason with her. "I believe you, but for this matter, we still lack evidence. Your insistence might let the real culprit off the hook..."

of her arm, Sherilyn pulled away

to look at him any

was I expecting? I must be a fool to have had any

words, she turned and

to catch her. "Just calm down, let me

"I..." Gilbert stumbled over his words, his brows knotted tightly. "Can't you just listen to me, be

Sherilyn remained unswayed, her

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I've made up my mind - it was Caroline who framed me! If you're going to defend her, that's your

that, she pushed against his chest, forcing him

"Sherilyn..."

Gilbert staggered, pushed aside.

what would he say? Sherilyn had already made

taking Caroline's side, but there were indeed unanswered questions in the

...

standing at her apartment door, fishing

trembled, struggling to insert the

"Heh, heh heh."

closed her eyes,

laughing at

close! It was

she had almost revealed the truth about