Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1197

Without waiting for Rebecca White to answer, Eddy's eyes suddenly lit up as if a crazy thought had just struck him.

"Mr. Johnson's kid-is that with that... actress?"

He meant Caroline, of course.

Eddy didn't know Francis very well, but everyone in town knew Caroline. The rumors about her and Francis were as common as pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.

As soon as he said it, Eddy looked even more uncomfortable.

"Rebecca..."

"No," Rebecca White shook her head, waving her hands to cut him off, "It's not like that. The kid-he's got nothing to do with Caroline."

"Not Caroline's?" Eddy's eyebrows knitted together, refusing to relax.

More questions tumbled out of him. "Then whose is it?"

He blinked in confusion. "Hasn't Mr. Johnson been with Caroline all these years? Does he have someone else? Another woman? The kid's not even that little!"

Panic rising, Eddy grabbed Rebecca White's wrist. "Rebecca, if Mr. Johnson's that much of a player... you still want to be with him? If he can do it, why can't I—?"

"Eddy!"

Rebecca White frowned, cutting him off sharply. He'd gone way over the line.

"Rebecca..."

say more, but Rebecca shook her head, not giving him the chance. The words exploded out of

"James is my son!"

at her like she'd just grown a second

"What do you mean?"

you forget I had a

"Ms. White!"

she could finish, James barreled out from the house, his chubby arms waving. "I washed up!

"Alright, alright."

she bent down to inspect James'

all clean! Good

"Come on, time to head home. We've got to get ready for your homework,

"Yup!" James chirped.

away, chatting with James leaving Eddy standing. there first pale, then flushed, like he'd

almost to himself, he muttered, "A kid... she had a kid... so is this...

His mind was spinning.

closed his eyes, trying to piece everything together, but the more he thought about

that night,

bed and waited until

asleep before

his door quietly.

was waiting by the front door, ready

back to Rosewood Mansion.