Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1004

He naively and openly believed that what Sherilyn lacked over those years was just care, enjoying a lavish lifestyle all the while! She had merely left Sunhaven, changing her surroundings, that's all!

Gilbert's heart twisted in pain, making it hard for him to breathe...

Yet, this was just a hidden truth he had stumbled upon, and it hurt him this much. What about Sherilyn?

Alone, enduring and experiencing all these hardships... How much pain must she have been in!

...

Tonight, Sherilyn had a night scene.

When Gilbert arrived, her bodyguard Candida and assistant Naomi approached him together.

"Mr. Nine," Candida said, "Ms. Gomez isn't done yet."

Gilbert nodded, "I know. You two go about your tasks; I'll wait for her here."

"Alright, Mr. Nine."

After dismissing the two, Gilbert stood alone, watching Sherilyn performing a scene with Michael from afar.

The play was set in ancient times.

were heavy, but Sherilyn, slender as she was, made the bulky outfit seem

reminisced about Sherilyn at twenty, comparing her to

Sunhaven, she was a girl with a hint of youthful fluff on her face, but now, she had

through hardships... she had grown

a bitter sting in his eyes, Gilbert turned away

had extended its sharp claws and violently scratched across his heart, leaving trails of blood! When he opened his eyes again, they were misted over, as if

that he had found

didn't fully

he knew was just a rough

picked up his phone and

Mr. Gilbert," came Charles's voice

slightly, "Arrange for someone to look into

Charles was puzzled, not quite understanding, "Mr. Gilbert, what exactly are

deepened, "Whatever you can find that's related

hesitantly added, "But, that's in Crestwood, and it's been so many years..." Implicitly

you can." Gilbert's

four years in

city;

left

must be

behind."

Gilbert." Charles, though confused, didn't ask

curled in a bitter smile, a way to suppress the guilt surging in his