Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change? novel Chapter 1178

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But Francis was already gone from the ballroom.

So, Caroline went looking for him, figuring he might be in his room.

That was when… she accidentally walked straight into Eddy and Rebecca White’s honeymoon suite!

When Caroline finally came to, she found herself lying next to a man she’d never seen before… In that moment, she felt like her soul had left her body.

Before the man woke up, she scrambled to get dressed and hurried back to her own room.

She was terrified.

She had no idea how it had happened, but she had a boyfriend, and she couldn’t imagine what Francis would do if he ever found out she’d spent the night with a complete stranger…

Would he ever want her again?

Caroline couldn’t even begin to process it. All she wanted was to get away.

She left the hotel in a rush, not even saying goodbye to Francis.

She never could have guessed…

Years later, Francis would tell her that on that same night… he’d ended up with Rebecca White. Same story, different people.

Caroline was snapped back to the present.

She glanced sideways at Francis, voice uncertain. “So… that night, I was drugged—because of you?”

He let out a heavy sigh and nodded.

There was no point in hiding it now. The truth was out.

“So… it was your business rivals?” Caroline’s eyes were red, her pain obvious.

Francis nodded again, barely moving his head. “Yeah.”

That night, he was supposed to meet with some big shots from MK Capital for a crucial dinner—think steak and red wine at the fanciest steakhouse in town.

His rivals wanted to sabotage him, make him miss the meeting, so they pulled some dirty tricks.

That’s why, back then, he’d agreed to let the whole “allowance” thing go.

He’d even helped her find doctors and specialists.

Caroline had her issues, no doubt. She’d made mistakes.

But she’d been hurt because of both brothers—first assaulted, then left paralyzed.

She was pitiful, really.

No matter what, they couldn’t just abandon her—especially since, once upon a time, she’d actually saved their lives.

But now…

Gilbert sighed inwardly. If Eddy was the one who’d hurt her… he couldn’t imagine Caroline just letting this go.

And sure enough, after a long, heavy silence, Caroline gave a cold, bitter laugh, shooting Francis a sideways glance.

“So let me get this straight. That couple—one of them assaulted me, the other walked away with everything that should’ve been mine. And I’m supposed to just stand by and watch?”

She forced a smile, her voice cutting. “Am I supposed to just act like I’m fine with it all? Smile and wish you two the best?”