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.”

her to be nice to others, when she isn’t even nice to me? Honestly, I am just satisfied as long as

the best. We should learn how to

did you bring Gabrielle up?” Several rich ladies surrounded Wendy and put forth their

proud and honored, especially

about Gabrielle‘s gifts being cheap were only embarrassing themselves.

on top of her good manners. When we went to the

We thought she was cute and smart, and she really was!”

at each other in disdain, but forced a

Gabrielle too, for the way Wendy has

the relatives in the Cartes

CUTE atulated Kyle,

and the younger generation went out into the Open

the pretext of grabbing some fresh air by herself and waiting for the Morris family to arrive later. In fact, she was hoping Westley would arrive and was secretly waiting for

didn’t want Westley to come

Wendy a chance to announce their marriage

it would be

noticed two people had walked up to

Grandpa absolutely loved it! Tut-tut, didn’t expect that from you!” 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 was the daughter of the Bennet family. The Carters and Bennets had been good friends for many generations, so that explained Cherie and Mindy’s close friendship, as

dislike her,

was the 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 hated Mindy, who was also herd

con

too; you weren’t the only one who thought hard about your gift!” Mindy’s

don’t want to quarrel with you. Now, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to go.” Gabrielle was about to leave, but Mindy stopped her. Just as she

are no hard feelings or grudges between us. Excuse

Gabrielle said softly. as she

to you, What

two people Gabrielle couldn’t and wouldn’l offend, because it would