Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 349

Gabrielle stared at Westley, wondering what he might do.

'Did he prevent me from getting out of the car because of what I said?' she thought.

'Is he really going to teach his wife a lesson?'

"Westley, I have to go to work," Gabrielle said with a helpless sigh.

Although they didn't have to clock in for work, being late wasn't a good thing. Anyway, she had no excuse for being late.

"If you're planning to carry out domestic violence, do it when we're at home. But mark my words, I'll sue you for it!" Gabrielle cast him a stern glaring.

Westley stared back at her with a straight face, but he couldn't help but chuckle at her remark.

"Domestic violence? Do you think I'm the kind of man who hits women? Gabrielle, I'm going to punish you some other way if I want to." His eyes dimmed, and there was a smirk on his face.

Naturally, Gabrielle knew what he meant by that. This man's physical strength was just astonishing. If he really wanted to punish her, she probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed after he was done with her.

She didn't want that to happen.

"No, I never thought you'd hit a woman, especially not your wife. I was just talking nonsense."

Gabrielle chickened out at once. 'I shouldn't have brought up a sensitive topic like that in front of him!'

Testing him like that was like courting death. She was fortunate enough that Westley didn't punish her on the spot.

"The words you blurt out are usually what you think, and they're half-meant at worst. It's the same as a drunk person telling the truth when he's completely inebriated. Did you not know that, Gabrielle?" asked Westley, raising an eyebrow. He wasn't going to let her off the hook so easily.

"Well… What do you want?" Gabrielle gave up on any further explanations. The more she tried to explain, the guiltier she would seem.

"Gabrielle, do you even know what those words meant? Are you suggesting that you want to have an affair with another man, or do you want me to have one with another woman?" Westley asked.

Gabrielle fell silent while staring at Westley. She had never even imagined having an affair with another man, and she never wanted to have one, let alone letting Westley have one. 'What does he want?'

"Westley, you think too much. I've never even thought of having an affair! I would never do that. And I'm not suggesting you have an affair either. It's just our current situation that has reminded me of the saying. You know what, I won't say anything inappropriate again in the future," said Gabrielle.

Once she had said that, Westley felt better. "Good to know. Don't ever let me find out that you're waiting for an opportunity to have an affair," he said.

"I won't, I promise," said Gabrielle.

"So, can you please open the door now?"

she asked with pleading eyes.

Westley finally decided to open the door for her and let her go. "I'll pick you up tonight."

"Huh?" Gabrielle glanced over at him, visibly confused.

"Are you going to attend Micheal's party or not?" asked Westley.

"I've already told Mia that I'll go. Are you coming with me?" Gabrielle couldn't believe what she was hearing. After all, he had once refused to go to Micheal's birthday party.

As a matter of fact, there was another thing she was worried about. Even though this was going to be a private party, there would be some acquaintances present. And if they were to attend together, their relationship would be known to others.

"I'll pick you up after work. Don't loiter around or something," Westley reminded her.

'Where else will I go? Why do I feel like he's treating me like a fool?' she

wondered.

"Anyway, I'm heading off to work now. Drive safe, you hear?" Gabrielle got out of the car once she was certain that nobody would see her.

Westley didn't leave until he had seen her cross the pedestrian bridge.

As soon as Gabrielle arrived at the studio, she sat down. Lolita approached her, seeming as though she wanted to gossip. "Gabrielle, remember that classmate of yours we saw yesterday? He's really handsome! Does he like you?"

Gabrielle was shocked to hear what Lolita had said, but she still glanced at her with a calm expression. "Don't say that. Jax doesn't like me!"

"What do you mean he doesn't like you? I can tell by how he's looking at you that he does like you. Don't you know that there are three things in this world that can never be hidden?" Lolita said, staring at Gabrielle with excitement in her eyes.

Upon seeing how Lolita was gazing at her, Gabrielle felt a little scared. 'Is Lolita a part-time paparazzi? Why does she enjoy prying into other people's lives so much?'

"What are they?" Gabrielle asked curiously.

Lolita was quick-witted. She could instantly think of something out of nothing. Thus, if Gabrielle were to indulge her, she could instantly come up with an answer.

"Poverty, cough, and there's one other thing. The way a person looks at someone they love. It's something that no person could ever hide." Lolita put on a proud smile.

Gabrielle could tell that her friend wasn't going to drop this topic unless she were to confirm that Jax had feelings for her.

"You think too much, Lolita. Jax is just…"

"I can tell that he likes you, but you don't feel the same way. Honestly, I think he's a good man. He's your classmate, a gentleman, and he's quite handsome. There aren't many men like him nowadays. I'm sure he is very popular among the women of Alorith University," Lolita explained with a stern expression.

Gabrielle just listened to her as if it were a form of entertainment. "He is popular in college. He's a nice man, but he's not my type," she replied.

'If Jax was unpopular, Emily never would've been head over heels for him. That woman never would've treated me as her rival in love and beaten me so hard that I had to stay in the hospital for a few days!' she thought to herself.

All of that happened because of Jax, but Gabrielle never meant to blame him.

"Since you don't like handsome men like Jax, what kind of men do you like? Do you want me to help you find one?" Lolita had a look on her face that seemed like she was determined to play matchmaker.

"You don't have to do that. Right now, I just want to focus on my career. My lovelife can come later," Gabrielle replied, coming up with the first lousy excuse she could think of.

In reality there was no need for her to find a boyfriend, because she was already married.

'Why would I need to find one? I'm already married!' she thought to herself.

"That's true. But hear me out, you can develop your career while finding a healthy lovelife, right? Come on, Gabrielle! I'll help you find whomever you'd like." Lolita raised her eyebrows while nudging Gabrielle's arm.

"There really is no need to do that. If you have so much time on your hands, you should focus on minding your own business. There's no need to worry about me. Just start working. Spending your energy on work is always a good thing." Gabrielle patted Lolita's shoulder, and reminded her not to gossip anymore.

What worried Gabrielle the most was the fact that Lolita was a persistent gossip that she might not be able to hide from her the fact that she and Westley were married for too long.