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."

nothing," he replied. "Just happened to

stared and stared, hardly daring to breathe. That face-she'd know it anywhere. It was burned into her memory,

here. Not some dream, not a trick of the

caregiver asked, concern in her

didn't even hear her. She

say that name? Rebecca? Could

her phone. She quickly snapped a photo of

said, voice

"Yes, Ms. Bennett?"

back to my

"But it's still raining-"

me back!"

her quickly down

Caroline sat shivering in her wheelchair, soaked

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

heard her, mind racing. She gripped her phone so tightly her knuckles went

No, he'd never tell

have Rebecca White's.ne

through her contacts and dialed another

...

was morning in Nightwind City, it was the middle of

his study, Gilbert