Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 242 Hook Up With Others

Mindy and Lance had many cousins who had also come to the party. They all presented their birthday gifts to Kylo, but none received much high praise for it. Everyone’s gifts had been carefully curated and were more expensive than Gabrielle’s two pots of flowers.

Nevertheless, Gabrielle received to compliments and even a bank can for the two pots of cheap flowers she had gifted. Everyone grew envious his.

It seemed as though Gabrielle was a conniving lady that knew how to please

“Gabrielle is a really scheming woman.”

shrewd and

“I’ve always told you of her cunning nature. She is only the adopted daughter in the Jones family, but she pretends as though she’s the real daughter.”

“That’s why I told you to stay away from her. Nothing good ever comes from

messing around with her.”

“Look at how happily she smiles! I really want to wipe it off of her bitchy face, once and for all.”

“Did you see cousin Lance standing next. to her? He is so enchanted by her witching face!”

“I really want to rip her to shreds, what. do you suggest I do?!”

There were many vicious comments and complaints being whispered from the young people, and even the women nec to Wendy were uttering mean things in low voices. After all, being relates of the Carter family, they were present at Kylo’s birthday party, and had to be careful what they were heard talking about.

“It was surprising me that Gabrielle received such high praise from Zaid, just by gifting two pots of ordinary moth orchids.” o

“The key to a nice gift is the thought that goes into it, not the price or how much you spend on it. She gave him exactly what he likes; even some pieces of grass from her could make Kylo happy!”

“Wendy brought her up well even though she is only an adopted daughter … unlike my own daughter, who is stubbom and highly extravagant.”

to others, when she isn’t even nice to me? Honestly, I

should learn

rich ladies surrounded Wendy and put forth their

 especially

were only

her some advice on top of her good manners.

was cute and

ladies looked at each other in disdain, but forced a

too, for the way

began to arrive. Many of the relatives

CUTE atulated Kyle,

and landson were with Kylo, and the younger generation went

for the Morris family to arrive later. In fact, she was hoping Westley

part of Gabrielle didn’t want Westley to come to the

to give Wendy a chance to announce

be nice to have

her conflicted thoughts, she hadn’t noticed two people had walked

Mindy’s voice was dripping with sarcasm, as she Hooked at Gabrielle with heavy, scora ut eyes. Gabrielle turned arodod to see whose voice it belonged to, and she found Mindy and Chefstanding next to her. Cherie

inclined to dislike her, making her their

case with my gift, because I had carefully chosen a gift that was exactly to his liking. What’s the problem with that?” Gabrielle said coldly. She

con

their presents. Ours were well-chosen, too; you weren’t the only one who thought hard about your gift!” Mindy’s hands shook as she spoke, one holding a wine glass. She had a

to go.” Gabrielle was about to leave, but Mindy stopped her. Just as she was about to turn around to go the other way.

are no hard feelings or grudges

as she threw Cherie

was talking to him. but as soon as he saw you coming. he immediately left me and ran to you, What do you think of that? Shouldn’t I hate

couldn’t and wouldn’l