Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 339

Hearing Mindy's surprised voice, Cherie decided to come over and see what the commotion was about. When she saw the dress on Gabrielle, Cherie's eyes flared with anger.

"Gabrielle! You... " Of all the people who should wear the dress she ordered, it had to be Gabrielle. Cherie was so overcome with fury that she was rendered speechless. All she could do was glare at the other woman.

The moment Gabrielle stepped out of the fitting room, she was shocked to see Mindy and Cherie. They were both staring daggers at her. She knew the two ladies weren't the easiest people to deal with.

The dress Gabrielle wore was exactly the one reserved for Cherie—it was dark green and looked exquisite. Gabrielle was fair, and the dress' color set off her skin—making her look almost ethereal.

The waist was tight fit—intricately decorated with crystals and pearls. Everything about the dress screamed custom-made.

When Gabrielle put on the dress, she immediately fell in love with it. Looking at the mirror, she almost didn't recognize herself at first. She looked elegant, sophisticated, and even a little sexy. The dress hugged her curves in a tasteful way.

When Jackson saw Gabrielle, his eyes lit up. He gave her a once-over and nodded in approval.

Sure enough, he had good taste. It was the perfect outfit that complemented Gabrielle's features.

"The clothes make the woman. Gabrielle, this dress looks good on you. Let's buy it." Without saying anything else, Jackson gave her another assessing look before smiling to himself.

"What do you mean buy it? Gabrielle, do you know that I already paid a deposit for this dress? It's been reserved to me. It's mine. You get that? How can you wear it when it's not even yours?" Cherie coldly told Gabrielle. Cherie's face was a mix of disbelief and disgust.

Gabrielle lowered her head to take a look at the dress on her and then raised her eyes to Cherie. Gabrielle almost flinched under Cherie's murderous gaze. She didn't expect this to happen—that after trying on so many dresses, Jackson chose something that was for Cherie. It was absolutely embarrassing.

"Cherie, I had no idea this dress was yours. If I knew that, I wouldn't have tried it on." Gabrielle stood calmly in front of Cherie. Her elation at finding the perfect dress suddenly disappeared.

It wasn't Gabrielle's fault—they all knew that. Jackson chose the dress, true, but the shop assistant didn't say anything about it being booked for someone else. The girl even brought it to the fitting room so she could try it on.

Even though they were ganging up on her, Gabrielle refused to take the blame.

Jackson took in the scene before him and quickly understood that Gabrielle knew the two women. From the way they were talking and staring at her, Jackson concluded they weren't on friendly terms.

What made it worse was the fact that Gabrielle was wearing the dress meant for one of the women. The situation was humiliating to both parties.

"Gabrielle, what do you mean? Are you saying that you didn't do anything wrong? That you're innocent? Cherie paid for it with her money. It's hers, and you put it on without her permission. How disrespectful is that? Gabrielle, you should apologize to Cherie." Mindy's icy tone made it clear that she wasn't going to give up that easily. She crossed her arms and tapped her foot impatiently.

Gabrielle's forehead creased. She realized something. Mindy was actually implying that if she didn't apologize to Cherie and admitted it was her fault, she couldn't leave.

It was so funny and ridiculous.

"Mindy, you conveniently forgot that we're related by blood, and you should call me cousin. Don't you think you're going too far by asking me so impolitely to apologize to Cherie?" Mindy suddenly became indignant. She stood straighter and pointed at Gabrielle.

"What did you say? Cousin? I never admitted ..."

"That's good. I never really wanted to tell everyone I was related to a rude cousin like you either," Gabrielle told her pointedly. She raised her brow in mock challenge.

"You..."

"Let's get straight to the point. First of all, I didn't choose this dress. I didn't take it from the rack and bring it to the fitting room to try on. From the start, the shop assistant never told me this already belonged to someone else. Basically, what I'm saying is—it's not my fault." Gabrielle calmly matched the two woman's death stares. She would not back down, especially because she wasn't in the wrong.

What Gabrielle said made sens

e. Only Cherie and Mindy refused to acknowledge it because they were blinded by anger.

Mindy was stunned at Gabrielle's audacity. She couldn't find the words to respond to her. So, Mindy just continued to glower at Gabrielle.

"Anyway, it's your fault that the dress is on you now. Cherie would never wear it. You have to apologize to her." Mindy had always been unreasonable, especially when she was in one of her moods. This time, she wouldn't give in—no matter what.

Gabrielle gave her a hostile look before turning to the manager.

"Miss Bennet, Miss Carter, and this lady, I think you all know each other. This is all my fault. I caused the misunderstanding between you. If there's anything I can do to remedy this, please let me know." The manager could only show them her sincerity and regret. It already happened, and there was no way she could turn back time and un-do her mistake.

The three of them were not easy to deal with. Plus, there was the man silently standing by the side and observing everyone. She began to make peace with the fact that she would most likely lose her job if she offended any one of them today.

"Okay, we just need her to apologize to Cherie." Mindy rudely pointed at Gabrielle.

Gabrielle ignored Mindy. She simply turned around and changed into the beige dress she chose before. It wasn't as beautiful and stylish as the dark green one, but it would have to do. Besides, it was classy and formal. When she stepped out, she looked like a fairy or one of those forest goddesses.

"Jackson, how about this one?" Gabrielle walked up to Jackson and asked. She put her hands on her waist and did a quick turn so he could see.

By this time, Jackson was able to sort out the relationship between Gabrielle and the other two. They didn't just know each other, but they were also relatives. Yet, it was obvious that there was bad blood between them.

Jealousy between girls was always terrible. Jackson didn't want to get involved in their affairs as it could easily get messy.

Fortunately, Gabrielle was a sensible girl with an impressive composure. She knew when it was time to stop and turn her back on useless arguments. Unlike Mindy, Gabrielle didn't plan on spending more time trading barbs with them.

She went into the fitting room and changed her clothes, ignoring the two women.

This was how Gabrielle dealt with it. Since she wasn't in the wrong, she wasn't afraid of talking back to them. And after she decided what to do, she reasonably ignored them. The other women wanted to make a scene, but Gabrielle showed them how a well-mannered lady behaved.

Jackson couldn't help but be impressed with Gabrielle. He appreciated how she handled things. She didn't get carried away by her emotions. Instead, she calmly thought it through before doing anything rash.

It was no wonder Jason sang her praises. She had been his mentee for a long time, and he always said that she was good and brilliant.

"This dress is nice. My teacher will like it. Let's go with this one," Jackson calmly said, finally cooperating with Gabrielle.

"Okay, I'll go change. We'll buy this." Gabrielle was about to go back to the fitting room when Mindy stepped in front of her and held out her hands.

"Gabrielle, what do you mean? Didn't you hear what I said just now? Are you deaf or simply stupid? You didn't understand anything, did you?" Mindy didn't like being ignored, especially by someone she hated. This put her in a sour mood. She wanted to get even.

Where did Gabrielle get the tenacity to ignore her? Mindy wouldn't let her walk away just like that.

"Oh, you're still here? Since we can't reach an agreement, what's the point of talking? Mindy, I understand human language. The thing is, I can't understand words uttered by other creatures. It's all gibberish to me," Gabrielle said with a sneer. She didn't want to engage in petty arguments, but that didn't mean she was going to take it sitting down.

Mindy felt raw rage pulse through her veins. She wanted to see Gabrielle grovel, but Gabrielle responded with sarcasm. "What? Gabrielle, what do you mean? Tell me!"

"Mindy, you're the daughter of the Carter family, while I'm merely the adopted daughter of the Jones family. You're different from me. They all know you. If we continue to make a scene here, who do you think will be more humiliated? Who do you think people will recognize and talk about? You should know it wouldn't be me," Gabrielle said, not unkindly. She noticed Mindy's face turn red.