Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1000

"Shouldn't we talk this out face to face?"

"Gilbert."

Francis looked at his brother, finding himself at a loss for words for a moment.

Had things not escalated to this point, he would have chosen to lock all secrets away by himself.

"Big bro?" Gilbert sensed something was off. "What's up? You seem troubled."

"It's like this..."

Francis let out a small sigh, slowly beginning to speak.

"Five years ago..."

The brothers sat opposite each other. Even though they had sent Caroline away, Francis still deliberately lowered his voice so only the two of them could hear. "That's what happened..."

After listening, Gilbert was petrified, like a pumpkin with its mouth carved out for Halloween, falling into a prolonged silence. "Gilbert."

Facing his brother, Francis felt an indescribable guilt.

"I'm sorry, Gilbert. I'm sorry to you, to Sherilyn... and to Caroline."

The list of people he had wronged was simply too long!

"Gilbert."

of helplessness and bitterness in his voice. "I

continued, "Sherilyn was wronged. I'll make

"No need."

this, Gilbert

face, he shook his head, his eyes

doesn't need money. She's

Indeed.

a number to her at this point. Francis

don't have

trying to lighten

not you, big bro! As for me,

first joined the Johnsons,

that oath still

his jaw,

the Harrisons, he would have been nothing more than a rat in the sewers, a

en novelxo

Harrison Group today was all thanks to

to him, Francis was both a father and

as

bitter sweetness, lifting his

is my sister. From now on,

"Yeah."

stiffly, standing up with reddened eyes, "Big bro, I'll

"Wait a minute..."

patio door suddenly

seen Gilbert getting up to leave through the glass door and