Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 320

Time seemed to freeze in that moment.

If Gilbert hadn't heard his own breathing and heartbeat, he might have thought he was mishearing. "What... what did you say?"

He wasn't sure. Had he heard wrong?

He wasn't drunk, was he? But Sherilyn was the one who had been drinking.

So, he hadn't misheard!

"Didn't catch that?" Sherilyn pouted like a child. "Then, never mind..."

"No way!" Gilbert grabbed her hand, a mix of frustration and amusement on his face. "Once it's out there, it's out there. Sherilyn, I heard you—"

In the next second, he pulled her closer by the nape of her neck, enveloping her in his embrace!

Almost through gritted teeth, he declared, "You said it, we're together!"

Sherilyn stood frozen in his arms. She had said it, and he had heard it.

Was there room for regret? Could she even regret it?

She knew she was heading down a doomed path, but she couldn't turn back.

Thinking it over, for Jenna's sake, she could sacrifice even her own life, so maybe being with him wasn’t too unbearable.

It was a mutually beneficial arrangement. Quite the bargain.

Slowly, Sherilyn lifted her hand and gently grasped his arm, murmuring, "Yeah, okay."

With her affirmation, a storm of emotions swept through Gilbert. He lowered his head, one arm still holding her, the other gently lifting her chin.

His eyes burned with a fervent glow.

"So... may I kiss you now?"

He wanted nothing more than a kiss.

"Mhm..." Sherilyn nodded. But before Gilbert could lean in, her eyelids drooped, and she slumped into his arms.

"Sherilyn?" Gilbert froze, looking down at the person in his arms—her eyes closed, breathing steady.

"Really...?"