Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1225

What does this mean?

Gilbert frowned in confusion as he twisted the cap off the pill bottle.

Sherilyn had told him not to just glance at it and move on. Did she mean he should check every single pill?

He decided to do exactly that.

He shook a handful of pills into his palm and gathered them together.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine.

A thought struck him, and he began to count the pills one by one: one, two... twenty... thirty.

Exactly thirty.

He picked up the bottle and read the label. Sure enough, it clearly said: 30 tablets.

A full bottle. Not a single one missing.

Gilbert slowly looked up, his voice strained. "You... didn't take a single pill?"

"That's right."

Sherilyn nodded, a faint smile still on her lips. "This time I checked very carefully." She let out a soft sigh. "Both prescriptions were filled at the same time. I only took half a sleeping pill the other night because I couldn't sleep."

"Why?"

grip tightened around the bottle. "The sleeping

almost playful. "Because if I don't take my medication, my condition will

at her in shock. "You want to get worse? On

gave a small, almost cheerful laugh

from his chair, his eyes

smile faded,

a shaky breath and closed his eyes tightly, shaking his head in pain. "Even if you hate that I'm taking care of Caroline, that's no reason to destroy your own

I supposed to do?" Sherilyn tilted her head back, her voice barely above a whisper. "I don't know

frustration. "Which doctor have you been seeing? I'll take you right now or we can find someone else! I'll get you the best doctor in the world-anything

She said his name softly, her gaze locked on his, despair

you get it? Do

stared back, lost. What was he supposed

bitter laugh. "I can see a

cooperate with treatment.

this,

promise

Really?

for a moment, hoping he would keep

spoke slowly, "Cancel

One second. Two.

man who had just been kneeling in earnest devotion leapt to

shout. "I will not

that!"