Lock You In My Heart



Tobias was a smart man, so he certainly knew what Westley meant even if Westley didn't directly say it.

His meaning could be interpreted that Jones family absolutely had no right to claim anything from them since Westley had no intention to interact with them. Not to mention that the reason why they came to Jones family to celebrate the festival was simply because of their request to do so.

"I'm so glad to see that you're visiting," Tobias cheerfully greeted and followed them instantly with a grin on his face.

Crack!

At this time, the sound of a glass dropping down came out as it broke into pieces. Gabrielle glanced at the shards on the floor indifferently and then laid her eyes on Bryce who was standing not far away from her.

There were still bandages on Bryce's hands and legs. It could be seen that he was seriously injured.

She had no idea of how he and Lance came out of the forest. Were they released because they had been beaten to almost disability? Besides, she knew that it had been such a long time that he had gotten out of there. So, why had he not recovered yet even after such a long time?

"Sorry for that. It seems that Bryce doesn't have much strength in his grip and lost his hold of the glass," Wendy explained feebly, however, her expression was somewhat annoyed. But she knew it was not appropriate for her to lose her temper at this moment.

She noticed that Bryce broke the glass on purpose as soon as he saw the couple.

The sight of Gabrielle and Westley ignited his anger immediately.

"It's okay, mom. I understand that it must be hard for him to hold the glass steadily since his hand is broken. You should help him drink the water," Gabrielle said sarcastically with a smile on her face. She didn't intend to hide the malicious meaning in her words.

That was because she knew that Bryce didn't drop the glass accidentally. Instead, he threw it out of anger purposefully, or maybe his intention was to throw it at them.

She couldn't help wanting to mock such an awful temper of a nearly disabled man.

"Gabrielle, what the hell do you mean by that? You talk as if you haven't done anything wrong. Shame on you. On what ground do you think you can come and go in Jones family house whenever you want? There's no one here who likes you." Bryce was not like Tobias and Wendy. He didn't have any intention or was in the mood to fawn over them.

Especially when he knew that Nellie was hidden by Westley, and there was not any information about her at all. He didn't even know if she was alive or not.

How could Bryce not feel hostile towards them? He was so anxious, especially knowing that Nellie was pregnant with his child.

Gabrielle gazed at Bryce with a condescending look in her eyes. She didn't respond anything as she stood there with a sneer on her face while simply holding Westley's arm. "Honey, let's go back."

"Alright. Whatever you want." Westley agreed to Gabrielle as if it was a natural thing for him to do.

Westley had expected Bryce's hostile attitude towards them. After all, he got seriously wounded because of him, while Nellie had been hidden by him. "Gabrielle, Mr. Morris, ignore his words. Don't be mad at him. He's just... Bryce, what's wrong with you? Today, Gabrielle and Westley visit us in order to celebrate the festival. If you don't feel well, just go back to your room instead of making a fuss. You are making a fool of yourself here." Tobias scolded Bryce angrily.

"All right, I'll leave. I don't want to stay here anyway. But remember the fact that they are the culprits who made me like this!" Bryce pointed at the couple as he stared at them with hatred and resentment in his eyes.

"Stop this nonsense immediately."

Tobias became so irritated after hearing his words. It was the family reunion when he had the opportunity to make the most out of this gathering, but it was already ruined by Bryce who was making a fuss.

"Fine, but I still have things to ask. Where is Nellie right now? She is carrying my baby now. If anything happens to her and the baby, I won't spare you!" Bryce spat and gritted his teeth while glaring at the two.

"Bryce, don't forget that I'm the kid's aunt and Westley is

the uncle. There's no reason for us to let anything bad happen to the kid. So, you should keep your slander to yourself. You should focus on taking good care of yourself for now," Gabrielle uttered nonchalantly and gave Bryce a chilly glare.

This behavior of Gabrielle stunned everyone around her. People in Jones family gazed at her in surprise, as if she was a stranger to them. They thought that unlike her past personality, she had changed significantly now. They became quite curious about what made her become like this. Was it because she had been with Westley for quite some time, causing her to inadvertently become arrogant and proud? Was it because of the rich and flaunting surrounding she lived in that she became bad-tempered?

Since she married Westley, who had the crafty and authoritative reputation, she had become someone who was as shrewd and indifferent as him. They weren't sure if it was a good thing or the opposite.noveldrama

In reality, Gabrielle had never changed. She was considered as the gentle and obedient girl before simply because she liked Bryce and treated him as her prince charming. Her love was down to the earth and she was willing to do whatever the other person needed.

Nevertheless, things were different now. She only thought of Bryce as a playboy, a jerk and nothing more. So, why must she still act obedient to him? It matched exactly with the phrase that said, 'When I cherished you, that was because I had feelings for you. I only took you as a loser after the feelings disappeared.'

Just like that, in the past, Gabrielle treated Bryce as a treasure, and she would never object to him no matter what he wished for.

But now, the situations were different and she realized what kind of person Bryce truly was. She didn't take him seriously anymore. "Gabrielle, you should watch your words. What exactly are you saying?" Bryce was both dumbfounded and beyond annoyed by her words. He had never been refuted by this girl before, so it was hard for him to accept the fact that she used such harsh words directed towards him.

"I just want to tell you that we'll try our best to protect the baby. All you need to do now is to have some rest," Gabrielle repeated coldly.

Hearing this, Bryce laughed mockingly and retorted, "How can you promise that? How would I know if you are taking care of Nellie or not when you won't even let me see her?"

Gabrielle frowned and thought that he was really hard to deal with. "Bryce, it's up to you to believe it or not."

"That's enough. You two stop arguing, will you? Gabrielle, Mr. Morris, have a seat. Butler, help Bryce to his room." Tobias didn't want to hear the two quarreling anymore, so he called the butler over to take Bryce away.

Bryce had no objection either. He didn't want to stay in the same place with Westley and Gabrielle anyway. So, it was out of sight, out of mind. With the help of the butler, Bryce entered the guest room on the first floor. Since he was wounded, he had been living in the guest room for convenience.

"Mr. Morris, I'm really sorry about Bryce. He must have gotten agitated because of the injury. Not to mention that he's been worrying about Nellie and the baby all the time. So, he tends to break things practically every day due to his absent-mindedness and I don't know how to do about it." Tobias tried to relieve the tension in the air immediately. It was obvious that he was trying to justify Bryce's action of dropping the glass just now, saying that he didn't mean to offend Westley and Gabrielle.

In fact, there was no point explaining that to Westley and Gabrielle because they didn't even care much.

"No need to explain," Westley briefly said and held Gabrielle in his arm before sitting down.

The glass shards had been cleaned by the servant.

"I apologize for letting this kind of commotion happen on the special day like today. I'd like to propose a toast. Welcome back to Jones family." Tobias hurried to pour them the tea as a way of restarting the meeting.

"Thank you, Dad," Gabrielle didn't want to address more about the incident just now as she took the cup and sipped it.

"Thanks," Westley also said in a low voice and took the tea cup.