Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1171

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Nightwind City, Sapphire Springs Medical Center.

It was a typical rainy morning when Caroline finished her checkup, accompanied by her caregiver. As they wheeled past the outpatient clinic, fat raindrops started pelting the sidewalk outside.

"Ms. Bennett, how about we wait inside until the rain lets up?" her caregiver suggested.

Caroline nodded, "Yeah, good idea."

They rolled into the lobby, which was already filling up with folks trying to stay dry. People shook out umbrellas and stamped water off their boots, the whole place smelling faintly of wet wool and coffee from the vending machine.

Suddenly, the glass doors swung open and a guy dashed in, shaking rain from his hair like a wet retriever. He pulled out his cell and called, "Rebecca, hang on..."

It was Eddy—a familiar face, even after all these years. He was running his

fingers through his damp hair, not noticing Caroline at all.

On his phone, Eddy said, "Hey Rebecca, hope I'm not waking you up."

Rebecca White's voice came through, a little sleepy. "I'm awake. Did you see my mom?"

"Yeah, I did." Eddy grinned, his voice warm. "Jacquetta's doing much better. You don't have to worry."

"Thanks, Eddy."

replied. "Just happened to be here,

Caroline couldn't tear her eyes away. She stared and stared, hardly daring to breathe. That face-she'd know it anywhere. It was burned into her

dream, not a trick of

in her voice.

even hear her. She was whispering under her

Rebecca? Could it possibly be

hands trembled as she unlocked her phone. She quickly

said, voice

"Yes, Ms. Bennett?"

me back to my

"But it's still raining-"

back!" Caroline snapped, her

her quickly down the

room, Caroline sat shivering in

you're drenched! Let me run a hot bath for you, or you'll catch a

phone so tightly her knuckles went white. She needed answers-but

he'd never tell her the

have Rebecca White's.ne

she scrolled through her contacts and

...

City, it was the middle of the

his study, Gilbert had