Lock You In My Heart By B. MADRON Chapter 213

Chapter 213 A Strained Relationship As Gabrielle stood aside with her phone in her hand, she thought of what she could cook for Westley tonight. She called Sophie and asked her to help by preparing the dinner materials. In this way, she wouldn’t have to start preparing from scratch even if she came home late O “Please help me get the ingredients ready for tonight, Sophie. I’ll be back home to cook the dinner myself. Gabrielle was quite polite in her request.

“Oh, Miss Jones. Did you just return to Antawood oday. Hope you had a good time with Miley in the countryside?” It was ouvinu that Sophie was happy to know that Gabrielle was back.

It was quite boring for her to stay alone in Half Moon Bay these few days. Gabrielle was very gentle and accessible, She always treated people fairly and never looked down upon servants. Which was why Sophie was very fond of Gabrielle and it was no wonder that Miley loved her so much.

“I had a great time, Sophie. Grandma was very nice to me. She also took very good care of me.” As Gabrielle said this, she recalled the days she spent in the countryside.

Although she was not very happy when Holly was around, she still enjoyed the whole experience.

When Sophie heard what she said, She was very happy on Gabrielle’s behalf. “Well, I’m very glad that you’re Happy, Miss Jones. Are you coming back to the Half Moon Bay tonight? Sophie asked.

“Yes, I’m coming back f’m also going to cook dinner tonight myself. Please just help me get the ingredients ready. I’ll be back at about five o’clock.” Gabrielle decided to tell Sophie the time, in case Sophie didn’t know how long she had to get the things ready.

“All right, then. I will prepare the ingredients and wait for you.” Sophie happily accepted the task. To her, it was not a task, but something she was willing to do to help Gabrielle.

When Sophie heard that Gabrielle would come back to Half Moon Bay, she was very happy. She had initially thought that Gabrielle was going to stay at the Vineyard Villa “Okay. Sophie. I’ll see you later,” Gabrielle said and hung up the phone.

Gabrielle sat on the chair in the lounge and thought about her encounter with Estelle. She thought about the Johnson family and remembered that Westley said he had just hampered one or two projects in the Johnson Group. “Does this mean that Benny manipulated the bthers? I can’t believe this. Is he doing this because he’s feeling guilty about what Estelle did to Sloane?” she wondered.

But doesn’t he think this is too late already? If Sloane ends up not waking up. nothing would still change even if he destroys the Johnson family.’ she thought again.

Why did people always find themselves regretting their actions when it was too late and even when they were in a situation that could not be remedied?

Gabrielle was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn’t even notice when Wendy was approaching, “Why do you look so lost, Gabrielle? What are you thinking about?”

When Wendy got closer to Gabrielle, she saw that her daughter was in a daze, and couldn’t help but frown.

“Mom, you’re here. I’ve been sitting here for a very long time and I’m feeling a little sleepy. I almost slept off while waiting.”

Gabrielle stood up quickly and looked at Wendy “How careless can you be, Gabrielle? How can you sleep in such a public place with all this noise around you? Wendy couldn’t help but scold Gabrielle.

“It’s okay, Mom. Since you’re here, let’s go shopping first. What exactly do you want to buy or Grandpa?” Gabrielle didn’t try to hold Wendy’s arm like she usually did, but just smiled at her.

“Let’s go and see the jade and the dark red enameled pottery. You know that he likes to drink tea.” Wendy didn’t say anything more than that.

Ever since Gabrielle got married to Westley. the relationship between the two of them had grown further apart. Although they weren’t that close in the past, Gabrielle was dependent on Wendy and still tried her best to treat Wendy like her real mother.

But right now, she became very distant.

The gap between the mother and daughter was quite huge this time around, but Wendy didn’t intend to fill it up. After all, Gabrielle was sensitive, and once something was bugging herit would be very difficult to be solved in a short period Wendy felt that her daughter must hate her for sacrificing her to protect the Jones family and Bryde especially.

When they went to the orphanage at first, they just wanted to adopt a child. Taking her as the future daughter-in-law of the Jones family wasn’t part of their plan. After Wendy gave birth to Bryce, her uterus had to be removed forcefully and as a result, she couldn’t have any other child. This was why she had to try to adopt another child. They had adopted Gabrielle so that she could help the Jones family build business connections with a powerful family through marriage.

After all, rich people always wanted to have more children, not because they wanted their children to inherit the family business, but to expand the family’s network and also stabilize their economic status.

Gabrielle was chosen to be the sacrificial lamb right from the beginning and as IN by colossal accident, she was forced to get married to Westley. At first, Wendy thought that Gabrielle just had to marry a man whose family was as strong as the Jones family. She didn’t even dare to imagine that her daughter would be a member of the Morris family by marriage, which was the most powerful family in Antawood.

Wendy didn’t expect that Gabrielle would may a member of the Morris family. But what shocked her, even more, was when she got married to the CEO of the Morris Group, a man with so much power in the whole of the city.

Since Gabrielle had such a good man, Wendy wouldn’t let anything hinder both Westley and her daughter, which might eventually lead to a divorce.

She didn’t care if Gabrielle hated her or not. All Wendy was concerned about was her reputation and that of the Jones family.

She felt that if anyone wanted to get married, it was better to get married to someone rich and known in all spheres of life.

Many women in Antawood dreamed of getting married to Westley, but right now, he was Gabrielle’s husband.

“Gabrielle, how are you and Westley getting along?” Wendy felt that the silence between the two of them was awkward, which was why she took the initiative to talk.

talk.

“It’s not bad and that all there is to it. We have gotten married already. What are you expecting to hear me say?” Gabrielle asked he tone of her voice was a bit unpleasant.

She was still angry at her mother for lying to her that they would go all out to find Bryce as long as she married Westley.

What Gabrielle hated the most was deception. If Wendy had confessed to her that she wasn’t planning on looking for Bryce at the beginning, she would have felt so much better, instead of having false hopes.

“Are you still blaming me for all this, Gabrielle? I know that you’ve been wronged but you should know that I’m doing all this for your good. Westley is the CEO of the Morris Group and he is the heir of the most powerful family in Antawood. You will never suffer Mow that you are married to him. Anyways you were bound to end up getting married sooner or later in life. I just hope that you can marry a better man and live a happy life in the future, Wendy said as she tried to defend herself, Although Wendy knew that she was being selfish, she didil’t choose to hurt Gabrielle intentionally. She hoped in her heart that Gabrielle would marry a good man who would benefit both her and the Jones family at the same time, “Live a happy life?” Gabrielle asked with a hesitant look on her face.

How could she be happy when she got married to someone that she didn’t love? Although Westley was trying to be nicer to her now, Gabrielle knew that she was still far from being “happy”.

“Don’t you feel happy with Mr. Morris now? Are you still feeling pain in your heart concerning your marriage?” Wendy asked as she stared at her.

“No,” Gabrielle answered sincerely. She didn’t feel any pain, but at the same time, she didn’t feel so happy.

She and Westley would get divorced anyway. Whether she was happy or not in the marriage didn‘t matter anymore “Well, that’s a good step. It means that you both can build a better relationship slowly. When I got married to your father at first, I didn’t have any feelings for him and there was no love We just didn’t hate to get along with each other and after we had lived together for a while, the feelings started growing naturally. Many people’s marriages start with no love at the initial stage, but with time, it was nurtured slowly.” It was apparent that Wendy was taking the opportunity to teach Gabrielle a lesson.