Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 997

Gilbert stood at the doorway, pulling out his phone and swiping to dial.

"Hey, bro, it's me... I'm at Grandma's..."

"Alright, I'm waiting for you."

After hanging up and pocketing his phone, he turned to see the patio door open, and Caroline wheeled herself in.

Heading straight towards Gilbert, she glanced into the bedroom, "How's Grandma doing?"

Gilbert's expression was somber, and after a brief silence, he replied, "She took her meds, feeling a bit better." "That's good to hear."

Caroline nodded, preparing to wheel herself further in, "I'll go in and see her..."

"No need."

Gilbert timely grabbed the wheelchair's handles, his frown light but his eyes clearly resistant.

"Grandma needs her rest, and I think it's not the right time for you to go in."

"Not the right time?"

a mocking glance at him, "You think I

tone suddenly darkened,

because I held back on Sherilyn's allowance, you've written me off completely? Am I some kind of monster? Would I

"Ha!"

face, "But that's what you're implying! Gilbert, do you think I'm

you not?"

of what I said was

equally stunned, "Look at you,

for her have changed, you're ignoring right from wrong? She wronged

his chin

But that money belongs to the Johnson family, not you. No matter how much you hate her, you have

chill emanating

stand by and let them dive in destitution, without financial support, in

her expression

an eyebrow, she challenged, "So what are you going to do about it? What can you do

is a

hands gripping the wheelchair's handles tightly, her entire demeanor aggressive.

lips quivered

for me, you'd have died out there in the wilderness! It was me, who carried you on