Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 616

"Derek didn't spill. If he's got something to say, he'll say it," Derek said, nodding towards Gilbert with a tilt of his chin. "Game on?"

"Let's do it."

...

Sure enough, there was trouble at the Yates place, but it wasn't the Elliotts stirring the pot this time—it was the Fergusons, specifically Adela Ferguson.

When Yates arrived, Adela grabbed his hands in distress. "Yates, you've got to help me out here."

"Don't worry, Auntie," Yates assured her with a nod. "I'll do what I can."

"And where's Edgar?" he inquired.

"Upstairs in his study."

Adela led Yates upstairs, fretting all the way. "I just don't understand his stubbornness about studying abroad!"

Reaching the study, she knocked on the door.

"Edgar, it's Mom, and Yates' here too."

"Come in," came Edgar's clear voice from inside.

"Go ahead," Adela urged, pushing the door open to reveal a cluttered room. Edgar's books were scattered everywhere.

"What's going on?" Adela frowned. "Your cousin is here and there's not even a place for him to stay."

"It's okay." Yates said.

"Sorry, Yates," Edgar apologized with a smile. "Wasn't expecting you. I'm just sorting through things. Planning to take these books with me. They'd only gather dust here..."