Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 45 I Would Have Followed Mom To Heaven

“Have you eaten yet? No. I thought so. Me neither. I grabbed something to eat on my way here. For both of us, Gabrielle said, opening all the takeout containers.

She had brought four or five different dishes and some appetizers, which were more than enough for two people.

“Wow! You are the best friend anyone could ever ask for. I just rolled out of bed and I am starving. You know, you do live in the Vineyard Villa. Westley has surely hired one of the best chefs. It’s such a pity you won’t be eating there today, isn’t it?” Sloane picked up the chopsticks and helped herself to a piece of chicken.

When a girl is starving, any food seems like heaven itself. Especially such a variety of delicacies.

“Westley hired the chef, not me. It wasn’t my decision.” Gabrielle passed a bowl of rice to Sloane, and they sat down to eat, opposite to each other.

Sloane had always felt that there was something bothering her friend, but Gabrielle didn’t seem eager to discuss the matter, se

After all, Gabrielle was one of the most capable people she knew. She could handle anything that came her way, so Sloane felt that there really was nothing she could help her friend with

Before they were even done eating. Sloane’s phone chimed. As she picked it up and saw it was a message from Benny, her face immediately fell

“What’s wrong? Is it Benny?” This was the very first thought Gabrielle had, after seeing the serious look on her friend’s face.

Of all the people in the world, Benny was the only one who could make Sloane feel miserable and anxious in the blink of an eye.

want to keep any secrets from Gabrielle. After all, her friend had always known how things were between her

She knew for a fact that Bernay

them could be described as a demon and the devil respectively. Was that

far worse

to go.” As she finished her sentence, Sloane popped a piece of sweet and sour pork into her mouth, hoping that the flavor could

was what Benny had always brought in her life.

the world that knew a secret Sloane would do anything to find out the

piece of information over her. When Sloane’s mother and Benny’s father had died in an airplane crash, she was still a child. And it was Benny who had to arrange

stepmother and a member of the Hall family. So he didn’t put her to rest next to his father, but he chose another grave for

Sloane.

bite and let herself waste away. He

to be a good girl and do as he said. And if she didn’t give him a hard Lime maybe she would Eind him in a good

four, almost five years since the tragic accident, and Benny still hadn’t told Sloane a thing. So she had no choice but to live under his

felt. After hearing that her mother was dead, Sloane was devastated. She ended up collapsing

just reminded her. frequently, to be nice,

find the grave, the two of them had searched

many nameless graves. But then again, that was probably Benny’s plan all along. He never put a name on the headstone on purpose.

knew that as long as Benny didn’t want her

with Gabrielle by her side, she could not go