Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1187

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Gilbert froze, his face turning a little pale. "That's not what I meant. I just..."

"Hey, why so nervous?"

Sherilyn waved her hand dismissively, her earlier sarcastic expression gone. "Relax, I'm just messing with you."

She gave him a gentle shove. "Look, I know you know what you're doing. I trust you. Go on."

Inside, someone was still screaming their head off.

Gilbert pointed toward the commotion, a little flustered. "Just wait for me in the car, okay? I'll be right out. As soon as she starts her treatment, I'll come find you and we'll leave together."

Sherilyn tilted her head, gave a little smile, and nodded. "Alright."

"Promise me you'll wait? Just... please wait for me."

He said it as if repeating it would make it true, then turned on his heel and hurried into the hospital room.

The small smile slid right off Sherilyn's face as soon as he was gone. Without missing a beat, she spun around and headed for the exit, picking up speed until she was nearly jogging.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Gilbert suddenly glanced back, his mind blank. "Sherilyn!" he shouted after her.

back, didn't

...

outside, Sherilyn climbed

she said, her

who'd been quietly trailing her all along, hesitated. "Aren't

brow furrowed. She didn't

quickly signaled the

worked for

that, while her

usually easygoing, when she got

Gilbert, actually. Maybe it was something about the Johnson family upbringing, or the fact that Sylvia had

least they were heading back to Blue

back to the South Wing, Candida quietly

know Sherilyn was home.

she was doing and just gave a

that Sherilyn might try to

if she could. But could she,

was still here. That was the whole reason she'd moved in to

a rash move. If anything happened to

closed her eyes,

she had bodyguards shadowing her everywhere now. Without his approval, did she really think she could just

thought back on how she'd gotten here, step by step, tangled up with this man. It was like she'd fallen into a trap, and now every move she made was out