Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1187

Here's an adapted, localized version in Western/European style, with idiomatic, natural English, and Western cultural references:

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.

she didn't look back, didn't slow down. She was already

...

made it outside, Sherilyn climbed

go," she said,

Candida, who'd been quietly trailing her all

furrowed. She didn't

eyes wide, and quickly signaled the driver.

for

that, while

she got serious, she had

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

they were heading back to Blue

back to the South Wing,

know Sherilyn was home.

she was doing and just gave

worried that Sherilyn might try to run

would, if she could.

was the whole reason she'd moved in

a rash move. If anything happened

her eyes, pushing the thought

approval, did she really think she could just get up

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 of