Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1216

"When... did your illness start?"

"It's been a while now."

Eddy's answer was barely more than a sigh, his voice low and distant, as if he were talking to himself. "At first, I didn't even realize..."

"I just thought I was being petty, that I couldn't control my emotions. It never occurred to me to see a doctor. Later, it got worse—I didn't just lash out at you, I started hurting myself too... I wasn't properly diagnosed until two years ago."

Rebecca White stared at him, her mouth open in shock. For a long moment, she couldn't find a single word.

"You... you..."

A knot twisted in her chest, her vision blurring with tears. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Tell you?" Eddy let out a bitter, self-mocking laugh. "What good would that have done? Rebecca, I'm falling apart. I started rotting from the inside out the night we got married. I'm beyond saving."

Suddenly, Rebecca turned away, and tears streamed down her face.

"Rebecca."

Eddy froze for a second, then hurriedly pulled a tissue from the box and held it out to her. "You're crying? For someone like me? I'm not worth it."

"Thank you."

the tissue and pressed it to her eyes,

more, just watched her quietly, waiting for her to

Rebecca managed to compose herself. She crumpled the tissue in her

are you now? What

doing alright," Eddy replied with a faint smile. "This clinic-Sunhaven-has the best therapists in town. I'm managing pretty well,

wasn't naive. She could tell he was just trying to reassure her. If he was really as in control as

was who he'd always been: polite, gentle, considerate to

words but chose not to call him out. Forcing a small smile, she nodded. "That's

stood up. "Well... I should get

"Wait!"

hope flickering in his eyes. "Are you and Mr. Johnson... are you doing okay?

whether

a smile and nodded. "We're good. He treats me

eyes dimming. "That's good. You should

"Goodbye."

outside. She

"Rebecca! Rebecca!"

"Hm?"

outside the clinic, Sherilyn caught her arm. "Not this way-the

"Oh, right."