Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 383

Gabrielle had heard Helena's name many times over. In her head, she had imagined all sorts of scenarios between that woman and Westley.

But those were all in her head. In reality, she didn't know anything about her.

Nobody had told her about that woman.

But now, Bonnie had mentioned Helena. Gabrielle thought that this time for sure, she would finally learn something about Helena.

"Gabrielle, how do you feel about Westley now? I need your honest answer. He was really devastated because of that relationship, so I need to be very careful on telling you about it," Bonnie said, staring into Gabrielle's eyes.

Although she seldom ever stayed in the Morris family's mansion, she treated Westley as family, and was genuinely concerned about him.

Oftentimes, she would pay special attention to his love affairs.

The last relationship he had nearly destroyed him. If something like that were to happen again, it would surely ruin him for good.

"Bonnie, I love him. In fact, I love him so much that I don't know how to describe it to you," Gabrielle said with all the sincerity she could muster.

She rarely spoke out her true emotions for Westley this frankly, especially in front of someone she barely even knew.

For her, love was meant to be a private thing. That was the reason she barely said anything about it out loud.

But now that Bonnie was asking her about it so seriously, Gabrielle could tell just how much she cared for Westley.

"I see. In that case, I'll tell you what I know," Bonnie said calmly.

"Thank you." Gabrielle was nervous about what she would hear next.

"The Collins family and the Morris family have been friends for generations. Every child from these two families had known each other since childhood, and they were usually very close. Westley and Helena practically grew up together, and they were similar in character. They had always been close. Later, when they were in college, they became a couple. The elders were all in favor of their relationship, and they were set to be engaged right after graduation. However... Five years ago, an accident happened. While Westley and Helena were on vacation abroad, they encountered a riot. At the most dangerous juncture, she took a bullet for him and died in the process." Bonnie didn't beat around the bush.

She spared all the finer details.

If she were to tell Gabrielle everything that happened between Helena and Westley, they might take all day, so she decided to get to the point.

"Wait… Helena died?" Gabrielle looked at her in disbelief.

She had thought of a thousand reasons why Helena would leave Westley, but this one never crossed her mind.

'She… died for Westley?

No wonder he couldn't get over Helena.

The woman he loved died for him. Nobody would ever be able to forget something like that,' Gabrielle thought to herself.

She felt sorry for both Westley and herself.

She didn't want to be in such a complicated relationship, but she didn't have a choice anymore.

Helena had long been dead, and

she must now live with the fact that Westley could never forget about her.

"Yeah… Five years ago, they went abroad to celebrate both Christmas and Westley's birthday. On Christmas day, a riot broke out in the center of the city. There were lots of casualties, and many got wounded. Helena took a bullet for him and ended up dying. He owed her his life, and he could never get over it. Because of the guilt he felt for Helena and the Collins family, he always agreed to anything their family wanted from him. They had asked Westley to get engaged with Nellie so that they could tie him up to pay his debt for the rest of his life. I've always thought that it was unfair to him," Bonnie said, clearly indignant about the matter.

Gabrielle never imagined that this would be the case. Something this devastating was overwhelming for her.

"Helena was killed on his birthday, and that's why he never celebrates it, right?" Gabrielle asked hesitantly.

'His ex-girlfriend died for him on his birthday… that must've been horrible.

I'm not surprised he's been avoiding celebrating his birthday all the time,' she thought to herself.

Now that she knew why, she felt so sorry for him.

'What happened to him should never happen to anyone.'

"Yes, that's right. We always tell him that we'll be coming back for Christmas and never his birthday. During the first birthday he had after Helena's death, he refused to celebrate it. That's the reason we never did," Bonnie explained.

At this point, Gabrielle had no idea what to say. Her heart was overcome with all sorts of emotions.

She planned to make a birthday cake in order to surprise him. But now that she had heard about that story, she realized how unnecessary her actions were.

It wouldn't be a pleasant surprise at all.

"Are you okay, Gabrielle?" Bonnie asked, worried about Gabrielle's emotional state.

Gabrielle had had no idea about what happened to Helena until then. Bonnie was worried that hearing the story was too much for her.

"I'm fine," said Gabrielle, forcing a smile.

"Thank you for telling me that story, Bonnie. I really didn't know that something that tragic happened to him. I now understand why Westley doesn't want to celebrate his birthday." She truly pitied him for what happened.

She felt fortunate to have learned about it before giving Westley the "surprise" she made. Otherwise, it would only bring back all the bad memories he had.

If that were to happen, she would only feel guilty.

"Gabrielle, it's been five years since that happened. We were all very afraid that Westley might never fall in love again. Fortunately, you came to his life. With you by his side, he has become a new man. He's no longer standoffish and aloof, and I could see how much love he could give through his eyes. I believe that you can change him, and bring him out of the darkness," Bonnie stated, holding Gabrielle's hand.

She was really worried about Westley. To her, he was family.

Truly, she hoped that he could live a long and happy life.