Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 39 Something More To This Whole Brotherly Care

Gabrielle felt the overflowing concern that coated Lance’s words. She knew that he cared about her very much, and although it moved her, she did not want him to worry.

This matter was only between the Jones and the Morris. It seemed unfair to entangle him in this charade..

“Mom is right, Lance. She asked me to get married, so they could gain more time to look for my brother. Otherwise, our family will be in ruins. Westley does have a formidable temper, you know. The Jones raised me, after all, so I don’t want that to happen.” Gabrielle replied calmly

More importantly, she was willing to marry someone whom she did not like for the sake of Bryce. Even if she got bullied every day. she could hold down the fort and wait for him to come back.

Yes, she was silly, she silently berated herself.

Lance let out an exasperated laugh. He knew what she was thinking and that she was only pretending to be clueless.

“Gabrielle, I think the Jones Wants you to

catch all the blame and not look for Bryce! They do not have the time and patience to look for him. How many days has it been, yet there is no news at all li is clear a day that they want you to many Westleyl” Sloane muttered discontentedly.

Gabrielle’s earlier calm left her, and the smile on her face froze. She wanted to refute, but what Sloane said was almost the same as what she thought now !

Wendy had contrived for her to marry Westley and even drugged her.

they had

frame you to marry Westley?” Lance looked

for any inch of

eyes. She quickly defended. “No, don’t listen to Sloane. She is merely exaggerating! Everyone in the family

and Bryce to Nellie. If that happens, then the Jones, the Morris, and the Collins

by your parents so as not to offend both the Montis

been in a rich and powerful family for many years, so she was pretty clear

scale their family‘s

with one hand and hold Nellie with the other, pleasing those two affluent families in the process. But she could also offend

alone was not easy to deal with, but Wendy was overly presumptuous to involve the Morris, too. ‘Had she forgotten the very sound of Westley’s name? Sloane

as bad

married to Westley?” Sloane’s brows

When she reminded herself that Sloane was sitting across from her, waiting for answers, she quickly shook her head and said, “I

me find my brother Lance detected the faint glimmer of

will try my best to find him. If I fail, I will help you leave

find Bryce and leave Westley. Just

 I will do my best not to disappoint you. That is if you are willing I promise I won’t make things

was the apple of Lance’s eye, and he would never force her