Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1198

Sure! Here's your text adapted into a Western-style English novel scene. I replaced the Chinese cultural elements with suitable Western equivalents and made the dialogue and narration natural, lively, and idiomatic for a native English- speaking audience:

"Alright. Thanks for your help, David."

"Just doing my job."

After seeing David off, Rebecca White turned and headed inside. She'd barely stepped into the foyer when her phone buzzed.

It was Eddy-again. They'd only just seen each other earlier today.

"Hey, Eddy?" Rebecca answered, puzzled. "What's up?"

"Rebecca. I'm outside Rosewood Manor, but I can't get in... I really need to talk to you."

What?

Rebecca spun around, glancing toward the front door.

He was here? At her place?

"How did you even-?"

How did he know where she lived?

"I'm sorry," Eddy said, sounding sheepish. "I... kind of followed you."

"Excuse me?" Rebecca's brow furrowed; she was definitely not pleased. "Why would you do that?"

Eddy rushed to explain, "After we met this afternoon, you left so quickly-I didn't get a chance to say what I needed to. Your mom asked me to drop something off for you, so I brought it over."

Just to give her something from her mom?

have to follow

told her he must've started tailing her right from

if it was from her mom, she had to

"Fine. Wait there."

"I'll come out

Eddy answered,

in the foyer for a second, then walked out without

She jogged to the gate at the end of the

his arm out the window and waved. "Rebecca!

"Yeah."

nodded briskly and hurried over, holding out her hand.

"Hold on a sec."

trunk and pulled out a grocery bag. He handed it

took the bag, glancing inside. "If

a little

I

was messed up.

to deliver your mom's

BUMS

Rebecca couldn't imagine what he had left to say to

we maybe talk in

and she shook her

wasn't about to get into his car. Not after

how guarded she was, Eddy's face fell even more. He gave a bitter little smile, as if he knew he'd

"Alright. Here goes, then."

I'm sorry. I

her head. "We're already divorced

apologizing about the

it's not that," Eddy said quickly. "There's... something I never told