Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 998

Gilbert squinted, his gaze filled with skepticism as he studied her.

“The kind-hearted girl who carried me out of that ditch years ago...how did she become like this?”

He shook his head slowly, disbelief in his tone, “You’ve become a stranger to me. I don’t even recognize you anymore!”

“…” Caroline was stunned, feeling a chill spreading through her, “You…you’re calling me a stranger?”

“Haven’t I repaid you?”

Gilbert ignored her question, letting the words buried deep in his heart spill out.

“For over a decade! These past years, I’ve placed you on the same pedestal as my brother! To say I lived for you two wouldn’t be an exaggeration! All because I owed you my life!”

He tilted his chin up slightly, taking a deep breath.

Looking at Caroline with a mix of heartache and disappointment, he continued, “What more do you want from me? Haven’t I done enough? Everything that could be done for you, I’ve done, I’ve considered! Ah, ha…ha…”

He chuckled softly, “You’ve been given a life of luxury that most people can’t even dream of!”

Caroline quickly retorted, “Do you think money is all I need? I’m a human being! Money alone doesn’t bring happiness! I need care, I need love…”

“Haven’t we given you that?”

Gilbert raised an eyebrow in confusion. “Haven’t my brother and I given you that? To us, you were like our little sister! Even if you had your own family, they couldn’t have treated you any better!”

“Ha, haha…”

Tears brimming in her eyes, Caroline burst into laughter, “That was then! Now, one of you is all about Rebecca White, and the other about Sherilyn… You don’t need me anymore!”

“Caroline!”

Gilbert frowned, cutting her off, a hint of skepticism in his eyes.

“How old are you? Are you still a child? You’re an adult!”

Caroline was dumbfounded, “What do you mean?”

“What I mean is…”