Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 331

Jason glanced at Lolita's sleeping face and saw that it was slightly red, probably due to excess stress on her body.

"Did she tell you that she had diarrhea last night? She didn't sleep well last night, did she?" Jason frowned and asked Gabrielle. He was extremely worried.

"Yes. She said that she hadn't slept well since she got up in the middle of the night with severe stomach ache. Where did you take Lolita to eat last night? What did she eat?"

Gabrielle asked with curiosity.

"Barbecue! She wanted to eat that," Jason replied calmly.

"Hmm. Lolita stayed in Paris for a few years. Looks like she has got used to the light food there. Now she can't adapt to the spicy and picante food like barbecue. If she eats too much of it, she is bound to suffer from indigestion." Gabrielle explained Lolita's condition to him.

She knew it because she had eaten hot pot, spicy pot and barbecue with Lolita several times before. Lolita enjoyed it a lot while eating, but suffered a lot after eating it. She would feel uncomfortable with the heartburn.

After some time, Gabrielle had found out that Lolita couldn't eat spicy food. Her system could not bear the spiced and hot food.

"It could lead to such serious condition. I wish I had known it earlier. And Lolita didn't tell anything to me." Looking at the girl, who was sleeping soundly with her head resting on the table, Jason felt a little distressed and sad.

He felt he had something to do with Lolita's suffering and troubles. After all, it was he who took her to eat a midnight snack.

"Don't worry. Lolita really likes eating these kind of food. She often says that she didn't have any authentic Chinese food abroad, so she must eat as much as she can when she's back. She will be fine after taking rest. She always keeps her medicines for heartburn and diarrhea at home!" Gabrielle tried to comfort Jason.

She really wanted Jason to stop feeling sad and remorseful. After all, Gabrielle knew Lolita pretty well. Lolita never acted according to the normal behavior, and was very impulsive. She was someone who'd definitely do whatever she wanted to do. She never thought of the consequences.

Therefore, Gabrielle knew that it must have been Lolita who proposed to have the barbecue, and Jason had been dragged along by her.

"Always keeps medicines to these things at home? How wayward Lolita is? Does she often get herself in such situations?" It was the first time that Jason heard such a thing. He wondered how someone could do such a thing to herself. He was surprised on hearing it. But he felt sorry for her.

He knew that Lolita was an innocent and delightful person. But it was surprising to know that she could torture herself like this.

'What a stupid girl!

She can't even take good care of herself, ' Jason wondered.

"May I ask you a question, Jason?" Gabrielle couldn't help herself. She looked intently at Jason, and was eager to ask him the question that had been pressing on her mind all this time.

"Yes. Go ahead." Jason's eyes were still fixed on Lolita. He couldn't hide his worries for her.

Gabrielle started to speak. "Jason, you..."

"Jason! What are you doing here? Now that you're here, I have to tell you something!" Vivian's voice interrupted Gabrielle.

Gabrielle was taken aback to see her there. She looked over and saw Vivian. She looked clean and beautiful in a black suit and was walking towards them. She strode ahead in high heels, as though gliding in the air.

"Why? What's the matter?" Jason looked at Vivian with surprise.

"Well, I wanted to discuss with you about some work. If you have to discuss something with Gabrielle, I'll wait for you in your office." Throwing a sharp glance at Gabrielle, Vivian looked back at Jason.

"Vivian, Jason is here to teach me about some materials. Nothing that can't wait. If you have something to discuss with him, you can go first," Gabrielle said as she forced a smile and looked at Vivian.

"Okay. If you say so!" Vivian replied indifferently. Then she turned to look at Lolita, who was still bent forward across the table in deep sleep. Vivian immediately realized that she had found someone to vent her anger and frustration.

"Lolita!" she called out at the top of her voice. It was too late for Gabrielle and Jason to stop Vivian from her vicious act. Lolita was awaken by Vivian's shout.

When she suddenly opened her eyes and saw three people standing in front of her, Lolita was shocked. "Mr. Foster! Vivian! I..."

"Lolita, I believe these are your working hours. Why are you sleeping here? Didn't you sleep last night? Were you out fooling around? This is a place for work, not to sleep a

nd while away your time. If you want to sleep, go home!" Vivian immediately started screaming at Lolita. It was clearly a show of the title and position of a senior.

She didn't dislike Lolita, but because Lolita was very close to Gabrielle, she always targeted her. In the studio, the two of them were as good as sisters. And that disturbed Vivian a lot.

What Vivian didn't know was that Lolita and Jason had worked overtime these two days and even had gone for midnight snack together. If she came to know, clearly she would get Lolita skinned alive.

"I'm... I'm really sorry. Vivian! Mr. Foster! I know I was wrong. I fell asleep because I was too tired and my stomach ache is unbearable." Lolita stood up in a hurry and explained it all.

"There's no reason or justification for you to sleep in the studio. If you're really feeling uncomfortable, you can go to home or to the hospital. Don't sleep here. It's not right and we don't want the client to see it here. Maybe you don't feel disgraced by doing something like that. But the studio does, and so does Jason!" Vivian scolded Lolita as if she was the hostess and owner of the studio.

Gabrielle couldn't stand it anymore. She was going overboard now. But before she could say anything, Jason spoke. "Vivian! I'm here too and I haven't said anything yet."

Hearing the words and the tone of Jason's speech, Vivian realized that she had gone too far. She was in a fit of anger, and started rebuking Lolita in front of Jason.

"Jason, I'm sorry. I just..."

"Vivian, I know you're doing this for the benefit of the studio. But when an employee is not feeling well, shouldn't you consider his or her health first? It is more important than the studio's reputation! Besides, as long as she doesn't do anything against the law or damages the interests of the studio, it's not a big deal. It's understandable that she fell asleep because she is not feeling well." Jason's face darkened as he tried to be calm and composed. Obviously, he was protecting Lolita.

However, Vivian didn't see it that way. She thought that Jason was just trying to protect the self-esteem of the employee, Lolita.

She didn't realize that because she was too eager to show her care for the studio, the whole thing turned against her. Jason almost hated her now.

"I understand, Jason. I'll be careful next time," Vivian said with a serious look on her face.

"Vivian, you are the chief designer of our studio. You can't just be competent in your designs, without affinity. It's enough to have Jackson as that kind of designer. I don't want all the designers in our studio to only have their work done here and be cold and ruthless to their colleagues." Jason's voice was very calm and cool, but there was no trace of tenderness in it.

"Jason, I know I was wrong. I assure you, I will pay attention to it in the future." Vivian immediately got down her high horse and took the initiative to apologize.

"Mr. Foster! Vivian! It's all my fault. Please don't get angry because of me." Lolita hurriedly stopped both of them from arguing any more. Something told her that she had made a big mistake.

She was shocked by the way things were now. She had just taken a nap for a while, but the boss and the chief designer were quarreling with each other because of that. Feeling that she had caused a big trouble, Lolita looked at Gabrielle uneasily.

Gabrielle shook her head as a gesture to convey to her that it was fine.

"Lolita, are you still feeling uncomfortable about your stomach?" Jason asked with concern.

Lolita didn't know whether she should nod or shake her head. At last, she decided to nod. "Well, I'm not feeling well, but I'm too embarrassed to ask for leave."

"Well, now I permit you to go to the hospital and take good rest at home. You don't have to come back to work today," Jason ordered.

He did that to prevent Vivian from creating more trouble for Lolita. He too knew that Vivian was really a scheming woman.

Lolita was surprised at first when she heard his words. Then she looked into the cold eyes of Vivian. She immediately understood what Jason meant and nodded in agreement. "Yes, Mr. Foster. I'll go to the hospital right now. Thank you so much!"

"Gabrielle, go along with Lolita. Come back to the studio in the afternoon. Come directly to me!" Jason turned and looked at Gabrielle with a smile on his face.

"Okay! I got it. I have to accompany Lolita to the hospital and then send her back home." Gabrielle announced as if she was taking up a glorious task.

"Alright Vivian, let's go." Having given them instructions, Jason glanced at Vivian. He turned around and strode away quickly.