Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1247

Chapter 1247

"Hello?" Rebecca answered.

"Rebecca."

Francis paced restlessly on the front walk, pressing his fingers to his brow. "I'm at your grandfather's house."

"I know..."

Rebecca moved to the window, pulling the curtain aside. She could see him standing by his car at the front gate.

"When you arrived, Grandpa asked me to go upstairs."

She might be on the second floor, but she'd heard every word exchanged downstairs between her grandfather and Francis.

"Grandpa said from now on, he'll be picking me up and dropping me off at work."

What?

Francis froze, hand still against his forehead. Was the old man really trying to keep him and Rebecca apart?

If it were anyone else, Francis would have fought back. But this was Rebecca White's grandfather.

There was nothing he could do.

"So, what did you say?" Francis asked, frustration clear in his voice. "What are you going to do?"

hesitated, then answered softly, "I'll listen to Grandpa... It's

the best?"

his tone, but forced herself

with work, plus taking care of her... You're burning the candle at

thinking?" Francis's voice was tight, the pressure

"I'm not thinking anything."

are you so worried about? Whatever you want me to do, I can't

"Rebecca, are you asleep?"

on the door and Galloway's voice

"I

"Rebecca?"

at his phone, but the line was already

"Damn it."

phone, clenching it in his palm,

see each other for a

was "a while,"

experience with relationships was laughably limited, but even he knew

colder things got.

always been fragile-hardly strong enough to survive

he couldn't stand even a

matter how busy he got, he'd

glimpse

now... what should he

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