Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 23 I’d Rather Be An Orphan

Wendy arranged a driver to send Gabrielle to Vineyard Villa. She instructed him repeatedly to take her only there.

Gabrielle could tell why she was so erratic, She was afraid Gabrielle would run away.

“Ronin, stop the car!” Gabrielle urged the driver when they reached downtown.

Wendy had told Ronin not to let Gabrielle out of the car. She was rather stubborn. Wendy knew if she got out, it would be difficult to coax to get in again.

“Miss Jones, what is the matter?” Ronin asked in a low voice. He took a look at Gabrielle through the rearview mirror. She looked calm and composed.

Before Gabrielle could say anything, her phone rang. It was a call from Tobias.

She hesitated for a while, then answered the phone.

“What’s up, Dad?”.

She was in no mood to fake niceness.

“Gabrielle, have you reached Vineyard Villa?”

anxiously.

“We are just crossing downtown. It will take a while. Dad, what can I do for you?”

Gabrielle knew something was up. Otherwise, Tobias would never have called her.

“Our stocks are falling! It must be because of Westley. When you reach Vineyard Villa, can you urge him not to brutally drive us to a dead end? The Jones has brought you up. I know you are upset with your mother. But I can assure you once this problem is solved, such a thing will never happen again!” Tobias was a middle-aged man. He had never been humble, and was dragged into this trouble by Wendy. 4

Gabrielle was shocked to hear him. Their stocks were falling?

acting

this. Whether he listens to me or not

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helpless. Every second in this drama was causing harm

our family! Who else can we rely

want it destroyed at my hands!” Tobias said in a low voice. He was trying his best to hide his

the stocks hadn’t fallen too low, he would never have begged

more. I can try to talk to him. If he doesn’t agree, I

you can do it. I

It was

her. Tobias had begged her for

talk to you later.” Gabrielle hung up and looked outside the

first time, she felt she had

wife. She was just a scapegoat for everyone. As soon as Nellie

lonely she

living in an orphanage was much better. At

asked, looking at her sad face

Tobias and could roughly tell what the conversation

been a gentle and kind-hearted girl. If Bryce hadn’t acted so ridiculously, her life wouldn’t have changed so drastically. Ronin felt sorry

to drink something cold.” She looked at him with a

Ronin

She climbed to the driver’s

He rushed toward the car and tried to open the door. “Miss Jones,

muffled and alarmed. Gabrielle rolled down the window and looked at him calmly. “Ronin, you can take a taxi home. I’ll drive to Vineyard Villa myself. Don’t tell

said

but that

be fine! I’m completely sober and I know what I’m doing.” Gabrielle turned the key and drove off,