Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 381

With the tickets in hand, Gabrielle went out to look for Macy. She was still rattled by Jax's behavior today.

'How could someone so gentle become so overbearing in such a short time?' Gabrielle was really confused.

Humans were a complicated species, and she knew that.

"Gabrielle, I bought you a drink." Macy handed a beverage to Gabrielle the moment she saw her.

"Thank you." Gabrielle accepted it and took a sip.

"What were you two talking about, Gabrielle? Did something happen?" Macy asked with concern.

Gabrielle was her friend and she really cared about her.

"Nothing. Let's have lunch first." Truthfully, Gabrielle would rather not talk about Jax right now.

She needed some time to think about it alone.

"Sure. Let's go have lunch first, then go to the bakery. My mom knows that you'll drop by in the afternoon, and she's very happy about it. You know, I sometimes think that she likes you even more than me!" Macy said with amusement.

Upon hearing her say that, Gabrielle's mood became lighter.

"Oh, don't say that, Macy!" She couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly.

"So, what do you want to eat, Gabrielle? If you still haven't made up your mind, I can remind you something." Macy had something in mind.

"Sure, what is it?" Gabrielle wasn't that interested in choosing a place to eat, so she agreed without hesitation.

"There's this restaurant that has really good beef noodles. I'll take you there. Come on!" Macy stated with glee.

"Sure, let's go!"

The restaurant wasn't that far from the bakery. It would only take around ten minutes to walk there.

Once they had finished eating lunch, they went straight to the bakery.

Upon seeing them, Sandra was delighted. "Gabrielle, it's so nice to see you!"

"Ah, Mrs. Taylor, thank you so much for agreeing to teach me." Gabrielle looked at her with a bright smile.

"You are most certainly welcome, my dear. You're the most talented student I've ever taught. You learned how to bake cakes so quickly and so well! But unfortunately, I've been invited to a foreign exchange meeting, and I have to be there tomorrow and come back after New Year's Day. If it weren't for you planning to make a cake for your family on Christmas, I could have much more time to teach you." Sandra was really fond of Gabrielle.

"Thank you, Mrs. Taylor. I'll do my best today!" Gabrielle understood what she meant.

Sandra had asked her to come here, because she was worried that nobody would be able to teach her how to bake cakes once she had left for that meeting.

"Go put on an apron first. Once I come back from that meeting, you can come by here and I'll teach you whenever you like." Sandra was so fond of Gabrielle that she was willing to teach her everything that she knew about baking.

"Mom, your daughter is right in front of you! It hurts when you're praising someone else, you know!" Macy looked at her mother with an aggrieved expression.

Sandra patted her cheek to comfort h

er. "I'm sorry that you don't have Gabrielle's knack for baking, but you can always work harder, my dear."

Upon hearing her say that, Macy burst into laughter. "Mom, am I really your daughter?"

"Well, if you're tired of being my daughter, I'd like to have Gabrielle as my goddaughter," Sandra replied with a chuckle.

"Gabrielle, would you like to be my goddaughter?" she asked jokingly, trying to goad Macy.

"I'm so sorry about this, Gabrielle. As you can see, my mom has long been dissatisfied with me." Macy patted Gabrielle's shoulder, seemingly unaffected.

"Anyway… Macy, go take Gabrielle to the back room and help her change into an apron." Sandra decided that it was time to stop messing around and get down to work.

"Got it, Mrs. Taylor." With that, Gabrielle followed Macy to the back.

After changing into an apron, she went back to the kitchen, while Macy went to the first floor to wait tables.

Once Gabrielle had finished making a cake, she received a shower of compliments from Sandra. Sandra packed up the cake for her, so that she could take it home.

Afterwards, Gabrielle went downstairs to help Macy. It was the peak hour, so there were many guests in the bakery. Macy, along with two assistants, had their hands full.

Gabrielle hurried to help them out. After half an hour's work, it became less busy, and she and Macy finally had the time to chat.

"Gosh, I'm so exhausted. How are you holding up, Gabrielle?" Macy fetched two glasses of water and handed one to Gabrielle.

"Thanks for this. I'm doing okay." Gabrielle took a sip of the water.

She was so thirsty that she finished the entire glass not long after.

"My mom received the invitation at such short notice. If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have asked you to be here in a hurry." Macy scratched the back of her head, looking at Gabrielle apologetically.

Gabrielle smiled in response. "It's fine. Going to that meeting will be good for her. I'm actually happy for her."

While the two of them were chatting, a little girl suddenly appeared and held Gabrielle's hand.

"Little mommy!" Tammy shouted, staring at Gabrielle with glee.

She looked back at the little girl, smiling and gently caressing the girl's head. "Tammy? What are you doing here?"

Gabrielle raised her head and noticed that Bonnie had entered the bakery. She figured that Bonnie had taken Tammy out for shopping. Perhaps Tammy saw her from outside the bakery and ran in.

"Little mommy?" Macy was surprised that this little girl suddenly showed up to hold Gabrielle's hand and call her 'little mommy'.

'Is this little girl Gabrielle's kid?'

When that thought crossed her mind, Macy was shocked.

"Gabrielle, it really is you! Tammy said that you were here, and I thought that she just saw someone else that looked like you." Bonnie approached Gabrielle.

"Gabrielle, who is this little girl? When did you have a child?" Macy turned to Gabrielle, still visibly surprised.