Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 274

"Grandma…" Caroline sobbed, her eyes clouded with tears.

"Ah, dear…" Sylvia sighed helplessly, "I understand, but isn't everything still unclear at this point?"

Unclear?

Caroline scoffed lightly. Couldn't Sylvia see how anxious Francis was over that hairpin? To claim there was nothing between him and the owner of the hairpin? Who were they kidding?

"Nurse!"

Sylvia shouted towards the hallway, "Come quickly, Mr. Francis has taken a fall!"

The door swung open, and along with the nurse, Gilbert entered.

"What happened here?"

Instantly, Gilbert was taken aback. In three quick strides, he was at Francis' side. With his strong arms, he lifted his brother into a standing position before easing him into a wheelchair.

Leveraging his brother's strength, Francis steadied himself and slowly seated himself in the wheelchair.

No sooner had he settled than he pressed the wheelchair's button, heading straight for the door.

"Grandma?"

Gilbert was completely lost, glancing between Francis and Caroline and asking, "What's going on? Where's big bro going?"

"Oh dear!"

Sylvia was frantic, following closely behind Francis. "Let’s follow your brother and see what's happening!"

The group, one by one, made their way downstairs to the garden.

Sylvia had an inkling of what Francis was up to. She called for Cara, along with the servants, to assist Francis in his search.

A large group gathered, Caroline notably absent.

"We're looking for a hairpin. What does it look like? Let's start searching, it's nothing but a girl's accessory after all!"

Hearing this, Gilbert was perplexed.

"Grandma, you're saying… big bro?"

"Ah…" Sylvia sighed, nodding, "I don't know the details, but…"