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?

really have to follow her

he must've started tailing

her mom, she had to go

"Fine. Wait there."

"I'll come out and get

answered, sounding

the foyer for a second,

gate at the end of the drive,

stuck his arm out the window and waved.

"Yeah."

briskly and hurried over, holding out her

"Hold on a sec."

out a grocery

glancing inside. "If that's all, I'll

a little too urgently, cutting her

I shouldn't have

That was messed up.

mom's stuff There's

BUMS

imagine what he

looked around, lowering his voice. "Can we maybe talk in the

tone was firm, and she shook her head.

to get into his

was, Eddy's face fell even more. He gave a bitter little smile,

"Alright. Here goes, then."

"Rebecca, I'm sorry. I

head. "We're already divorced Eddy You really don't

apologizing about the

that," Eddy said quickly. "There's... something I never told you. I