Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 383

The air was thick with tension.

"Caroline!" Gilbert frowned, hastily interrupting her, "You're kind of obsessing over this. You know our brother; if he promised you something, he won't go back on his word."

"Yeah," Caroline replied, her voice tinged with resignation.

"So, stop worrying," Gilbert thought she'd taken his advice to heart, finally seeing reason. "He would never betray you."

Betrayal? She had once believed that, but now, doubt clouded her mind.

"Let's change the subject."

Shifting gears, Caroline continued making beef pies, a hint of a smile on her face, "You haven't had these in a while. Eat up later; I remember you could eat a lot."

"It's no trouble, really. The cleaner will be here soon anyway..."

"Gilbert." Caroline suddenly asked, "I couldn't find the black pepper powder. Are we out?"

"Are we?"

Gilbert's brow furrowed, and he stood up immediately, "Then I'll go buy some!"

"No need!" Caroline laughed, stopping him, "You know I don't really eat it much. Just wondered if we had some, that's all."

"No, we need it."

Gilbert shook his head, "Sherilyn likes it. I'll go get some; the store around the corner has it."

"Ah, Gilbert..."

Caroline tried to stop him but to no avail. Watching him leave, her gaze darkened.

He really was going out of his way for Sherilyn.

...

Gilbert came back later than planned, with a jar of black pepper powder in hand.

"That took a while," Caroline noted.

"The store nearby didn't have Sherilyn's favorite brand. I had to go further out," Gilbert explained.

Just then, footsteps echoed from upstairs—Sherilyn was coming down.