Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1236

But he had no choice-he had to agree.

Now that he finally knew the truth, what right did he have to ask her to stay? How could he expect her to spend the rest of her life with him after everything?

During the days he'd been away, guilt and shame gnawed at him until clarity struck like a bolt of lightning.

To her, he was nothing but a malignant tumor.

If she was to have any chance at a real life, she needed to cut him out- completely.

Life is short, only thirty thousand-odd days and nights strung together. He'd already ruined ten years of hers.

All he wanted now was for her to live the rest of her life on her own terms, just as she wished.

And as for him?

A man like him didn't deserve to imagine a future.

Whatever time he had left, he would spend every waking moment atoning for what he'd done, until the end.

"Sherilyn..."

Gilbert spoke her name softly, a thousand tangled emotions in those two syllables.

"From now on, I hope you'll live a happy life. Really happy."

her mind

He agreed.

she'd torn open every

Her voice trembled as she nodded. "I

the lonely hours she'd spent hurting herself just to force

"So..."

on his knees, his voice thick with emotion. "I'll go

next few days. I won't come back. I won't get

Sherilyn's eyes.

gaze lowered, taking in the sight of her as if

She nodded. "Okay."

reached

disappeared

there, puzzled, waiting

later, Sherilyn emerged, holding a small bag in

this?" he

inside and pulled out

dawned in his eyes. "Is that... my

picking it up again and again, never quite finishing. He

Sherilyn said softly, stretching it out for

enough, the

matched Jenna's the same design for parent and child.

up in Gilbert's eyes, his voice barely more than a whisper. "It's beautiful... really