Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Sylvia froze momentarily, “Better? What do you mean by better?”

Could it be, “You have someone else in mind?”

She eyed Gilbert suspiciously, “Since when have you been so concerned about Sherilyn’s affairs?”

Sylvia nodded slowly, conceding, “Well, let’s hear it then. If you’ve got

someone better than Edgar, I might consider it.”

“Grandma…” Gilbert frowned, feeling a bit embarrassed.

But knowing him, there was no turning back once he had spoken up,

especially at the moment. Backing down might mean giving Sherilyn away for good!

Gilbert blurted out, “How about me?”

After he spoke, Sylvia was stunned. She looked at him as if he were a stranger, bewildered and dazed.

“Oh dear.” After a long pause, Sylvia’s eyes rolled, and she tapped her head. “I’m getting old, senile even!”

Otherwise, how could she entertain such an absurd suggestion?

Turning back to walk inside, she called out, “Cara! Where’s my medication? It’s time for my dose…”.

“Grandma.” Caught between laughter and tears, Gilbert held onto Sylvia. “Can I or can’t? Just give me a straight answer.”

“No!” Unexpectedly, Sylvia spun around and firmly delivered her verdict.

“Why not?” Gilbert was astonished, incredulous. “Haven’t you always wished for us to get along?”

It was Sylvia who really pushed to set them up in the first place, right?

“And you ask me why?” Sylvia’s face was stern as she shook her head solemnly. “It’s you who should listen and stop this foolishness!”

Foolishness?

Gilbert choked, “How am I being foolish?”

“If this isn’t foolishness, what is?” Sylvia frowned. “Or is it that your brain’s gone haywire? I know you don’t fancy Sherilyn. Are you just trying to sabotage her relationship with Edgar?”

“Grandma…” Gilbert couldn’t get a word in.

“Gilbert, my boy.” Sylvia grabbed Gilbert’s hand and patted it gently. “Do the right thing, my dear. It’s hard for Sherilyn to find someone like Edgar in her second marriage. I can tell Edgar truly has feelings for her.”

Having lived through so many years and witnessed countless people, she could easily read Edgar’s affection for Sherilyn like an open book.

“Grandma…” Gilbert felt a sense of despair.

Exactly, you get out what you put in!

“Yes.” Gilbert nodded reluctantly, “I didn’t like her in the past, but the past is the past, and now is now.”

Hearing that, Sylvia was stunned.

She gazed at Gilbert unblinkingly. Just as she could see Edgar’s intentions, she could also discern that Gilbert was serious, not joking.

But she still needed to confirm. “Are you serious?”

“Yes.” Gilbert nodded solemnly, his blue eyes earnest, void of any jest. “It’s

true.”

“What?” Sylvia gasped, not loudly, but with undeniable shock. After a long moment, she shook her head, “Why? How come?”

How could he suddenly fall for someone he once detested so much?

Gilbert didn’t know how to explain this turn of events. If he could articulate his feelings for Sherilyn, perhaps Gilbert would also understand why he had disliked her. But the truth seemed to have no reason.

Gilbert could only say, “Grandma, I want to start over with Sherilyn. You’re on my side, aren’t you? You’ll help me, won’t you?” Belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

Sylvia opened her mouth but said nothing.