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."

his voice. "I couldn't cover all bases. I

I'll make it up to her with

"No need."

this, Gilbert finally

his head, his eyes filled with endless

money. She's not in need of money

Indeed.

future lady of the Harrisons... To put it bluntly, money was just a number to her at this point. Francis spoke with

don't have to keep

smile, trying to

who should apologize to Sherilyn, not you, big bro! As

first joined the Johnsons, he had sworn

oath

his jaw, adding, "For a

Johnsons, escaping from the clutches of the Harrisons, he would have been nothing more than a rat in the sewers, a cockroach in the

en novelxo

Harrison Group

Francis was both a father and a brother, giving him a new lease on

as deep as the

brothers looked at each other, Francis's eyes filled with a bitter sweetness, lifting his hand to firmly pat his

sister. From now on, I'll do my best

"Yeah."

stiffly, standing up with reddened eyes,

"Wait a minute..."

patio door

She had seen Gilbert getting up to leave through the glass