Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1173

Chapter 1173

Sure! Here's a rewritten, Westernized version of your excerpt, adapted as a contemporary English-language novel. I've replaced the Chinese names, locations, and cultural details with Western equivalents, using familiar foods, customs, and speech patterns.

**The Next Morning**

Gilbert woke up early. Sherilyn was still sound asleep beside him, cheeks flushed from her dreams.

Not wanting to wake her, Gilbert carefully slid out from under the covers. As soon as his feet hit the hardwood floor, he heard a sleepy little sigh behind him.

"Mmm..."

He turned around quickly. Sherilyn was still out cold, eyes shut, rolling over to stretch her legs out from under the blanket.

Apparently, she wasn't awake.

Gilbert frowned and gently pulled the comforter back over her bare feet. She always kicked the covers off at night, and with the chill in the air, she'd catch cold if he let her be.

She was a handful, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

guest bath down the hall to wash up. He didn't want to make any

was just pulling on a fresh shirt

answered, keeping

tense. "Caroline's gone

stiffened. That couldn't be

long breath. "After you called last night, I tried to

"Where could she

with her nurse and bought dozens of plane tickets-flights to all

second, trying to process. "No one can be in

records, sure, I can see what tickets she bought, but there's no telling which one she actually boarded. I'm stuck here in Sunhaven-my reach only

"she's probably somewhere thirty thousand

sure. But Gilbert

back to Sunhaven, isn't she?" Gilbert

"Looks that way."

Gilbert was starting to get anxious. He'd always been quicker to react

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