Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1221

"What?"

Sherilyn was coughing so hard she barely noticed at first.

But now, hearing his question, she looked down.

On the floor by the bed, where some water had spilled, there was a damp, half- dissolved pill. Its edges had already begun to melt, but it was unmistakably a pill -the very one she hadn't managed to swallow and had spit out just moments before.

"A pill?"

Gilbert saw it too. He picked it up with a tissue.

"Gilbert!" Panic flared in Sherilyn's eyes; she instinctively reached out to stop him.

Too late.

Gilbert's brow furrowed as he studied her anxious face, confusion deepening. "You're taking medication? What is this? Are you feeling unwell?"

Sherilyn pressed her lips together, her heart thumping in her throat. She looked away, refusing to answer.

"Sherilyn?" Gilbert's voice was tight, a note of dread creeping into his confusion. He pressed, "Tell me what is this? Don't tell me it's just a vitamin..."

He replayed what he'd seen a moment ago. "Is that why you were so startled when I walked in? You were taking this pill? So what is it?"

His worry was growing, filling the room. "Sherilyn! Tell me the truth. If you won't, I can have it tested. It'll just take a little longer..."

"That's not necessary."

gaze, meeting his eyes directly. She understood he was right about everything. Strangely, her nerves

flicked to the tissue in his hand as she spoke, each word slow and

was stunned, his mind blank. "What do you mean, sleeping

into a faint smile.

Gilbert snapped, cutting her off. "I'm asking, why

a silly question." She gave a humorless laugh. "Because I can't

at a

been together this long, and she'd never mentioned anything

I take them..." Sherilyn's patience was gone. She didn't want to

waved him off. "Didn't you need to go to the hospital? Why

time here? Did you forge Take it and go

something?

"Fine."

crumpling the tissue in his hand and stuffing it into his jacket

was he keeping

heart skipped a beat as she

said, standing up and reaching

at him, bewildered. "Why

down at her. "You shouldn't just take random medication. We'll see a

knew exactly

to kept him informed