Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

"Grandma…" Caroline sobbed, her eyes clouded with tears.

"Ah, dear…" Sylvia sighed helplessly, "I understand, but isn't everything still unclear at this point?"

Unclear?

Caroline scoffed lightly. Couldn't Sylvia see how anxious Francis was over that hairpin? To claim there was nothing between him and the owner of the hairpin? Who were they kidding?

"Nurse!"

Sylvia shouted towards the hallway, "Come quickly, Mr. Francis has taken a fall!"

The door swung open, and along with the nurse, Gilbert entered.

"What happened here?"

Instantly, Gilbert was taken aback. In three quick strides, he was at Francis' side. With his strong arms, he lifted his brother into a standing position before easing him into a wheelchair.

Leveraging his brother's strength, Francis steadied himself and slowly seated himself in the wheelchair.

No sooner had he settled than he pressed the wheelchair's button, heading straight for the door.

"Grandma?"

Gilbert was completely lost, glancing between Francis and Caroline and asking, "What's going on? Where's big bro going?"

"Oh dear!"

Sylvia was frantic, following closely behind Francis. "Let’s follow your brother and see what's happening!"

The group, one by one, made their way downstairs to the garden.

Sylvia had an inkling of what Francis was up to. She called for Cara, along with the servants, to assist Francis in his search.

A large group gathered, Caroline notably absent.

"We're looking for a hairpin. What does it look like? Let's start searching, it's nothing but a girl's accessory after all!"

Hearing this, Gilbert was perplexed.

"Grandma, you're saying… big bro?"

"Ah…" Sylvia sighed, nodding, "I don't know the details, but…"

She pointed towards Francis, who was intently searching for the hairpin, "Seeing your brother like this, it's probably serious."

She hadn't expected her eldest grandson, who had never caused her any worry, to be involved in a love triangle!

"Imagine, had he been upfront about having someone else, would I have gone through the trouble of matching you with Sherilyn? What a mess!"

Shocked beyond words, Gilbert didn't know how to react.

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After two long hours, they found only one hairpin.

"Francis, dear."

Sylvia felt sorry for Francis, "You're tired, go rest. We'll continue searching for the other one, okay?"

Francis, frowning, clutched the found hairpin in his palm, unwilling to agree.

"Francis." Gilbert, concerned, urged, "The hairpin has to be somewhere in Johnson Mansion. It's only a matter of time before we find it. Your health is more important. If you don't rest, Grandma won't either. Do it for Grandma, okay?"

These words seemed to reach Francis. After a moment of hesitation and frowning, he nodded. "Okay."

"Quick! Take Francis back to his room!"

"Grandma, I'll do it."

...

After settling Francis, Gilbert stepped out of his room, only to run into Caroline.

"Caroline."

Caroline crossed her arms, meeting his gaze head-on. "Tell me the truth, do you know that woman?"

The two brothers had always shared everything!

Before Francis' accident, Gilbert was the one he trusted the most, and Gilbert was undeniably protective of his brother!

"I…" Gilbert shook his head reluctantly, "I really don't know. Big bro never mentioned her. There must be some misunderstanding; he's not that sort of person…"

"Hmph."

Caroline didn't believe him for a second, "Not talking, huh? Fine, keep your secrets! I want to see if you can keep this up forever!"