Lock You In My Heart
Chapter 23
Wendy arranged a driver to send Gabrielle to Vineyard Villa. She instructed him repeatedly to take her only there.
Gabrielle could tell why she was so erratic. She was afraid Gabrielle would run away.
"Ronin, stop the car!" Gabrielle urged the driver when they reached downtown.
Wendy had told Ronin not to let Gabrielle out of the car. She was rather stubborn. Wendy knew if she got out, it would be difficult to coax to get in again.
"Miss Jones, what is the matter?" Ronin asked in a low voice. He took a look at Gabrielle through the rearview mirror. She looked calm and composed.
Before Gabrielle could say anything, her phone rang. It was a call from Tobias.
She hesitated for a while, then answered the phone.
"What's up, Dad?"
She was in no mood to fake niceness.
"Gabrielle, have you reached Vineyard Villa?" Tobias asked anxiously.
"We are just crossing downtown. It will take a while. Dad, what can I do for you?"
Gabrielle knew something was up. Otherwise, Tobias would never have called her.
"Our stocks are falling! It must be because of Westley. When you reach Vineyard Villa, can you urge him not to brutally drive us to a dead end? The Jones has brought you up. I know you are upset with your mother. But I can assure you once this problem is solved, such a thing will never happen again!" Tobias was a middle-aged man. He had never been humble, and was dragged into this trouble by Wendy.
Gabrielle was shocked to hear him. Their stocks were falling?
Westley was acting too fast!
you know why Westley did this. Whether he listens to me or not depends on his
this drama was causing harm to her mental
our family! Who else can we rely on? We have raised you for twenty years, for god's sake! Please help us! Our business is the fruit of your grandfather's painstaking efforts! I
Tobias said in a low voice. He was trying his best to hide
had to beg Gabrielle for help. If the stocks hadn't fallen too low, he would never have begged her like this!
But you better focus on bringing Bryce and Nellie back. The Jones family has now offended Westley even more. I can try to talk to
can do it.
his teeth. It was useless to believe her.
trust her. Tobias had
to hang up now. I'll talk to you later." Gabrielle
night sky. But for the first time, she felt she had been
for everyone. As soon as Nellie would be back, she would have no home. She could not imagine going back to the Jones after what
lonely she would be.
to her
was much better. At least there she wouldn't have been used like
Ronin asked, looking at her sad face
her talk to Tobias and could roughly tell what the conversation had been about.
mood plummeted further. Ronin had watched her grow up. She had always been a gentle and kind-hearted girl. If Bryce hadn't acted so
a cup of iced coffee? I need to drink something cold." She looked at him with a somber expression. She could tell he felt pity toward
pulled up and got out of
the driver's seat and locked the doors.
was shocked when he turned back. He rushed toward the car and tried to open the door. "Miss
sounded muffled and alarmed. Gabrielle rolled down the window and looked at him calmly. "Ronin, you can
Ronin said anxiously,
but that she was mentally unstable and she could
and I know what I'm doing." Gabrielle turned the key and