Lock You In My Heart

When Kendal had finished preparing all the evening gowns and accessories, Gabrielle and Lolita came in. They were fascinated by the sheer beauty of the outfits.

Although Gabrielle had been raised in the Jones family, she never had the pleasure of enjoying luxurious and expensive things. It was only when she married Westley that she finally had the chance to enjoy such fancy stuff. She was actually surprised when she saw all the dresses and accessories. It took her a moment before she finally gathered her composure.

Lolita was also surprised by what she saw. She then looked at her cousin in disbelief.

“Kendal, what are all these for? We’re simply going to a discussion meeting. Don’t you think these are too fancy for it?” she asked.

Although Lolita was born to a well-off family, she had always been low-key, and she never liked ostentatious objects.

“It’s a meeting that will discuss jewelries, is it not? It’s imperative for you to dress up nicely.” Kendal rolled his eyes at her.

It was then that Lolita understood why he had prepared these stuff.

“Have you forgotten how you were humiliated earlier today? If I weren’t here, would you have ended up humiliating yourselves? Go change your clothes and earn your pride!” Kendal picked out the silver dress and handed it to Lolita, urging her to wear it. Then, he gave the long, light yellow dress to Gabrielle.

“Gabrielle, this one is for you. Go on and change!”

The gentle way he spoke to Gabrielle really got on Lolita’s nerves.

“Kendal, I’m your cousin! Why are you always so rude to me?” asked Lolita.

Kendal didn’t refute her claim. He indeed liked Gabrielle.

“Thank you for this, Mr. Shaw, but this dress is far too expensive. I can’t accept it,” said Gabrielle.

When she took the dress from him and had a look at it, she noticed that it was decorated with diamonds. She figured that it must be worth a lot of money. She couldn’t bring herself to accept it.

Even though Kendal was Lolita’s cousin, this was the first time that she had met him. She couldn’t accept such an expensive gift from someone she just met.

“Please, there’s no need for formalities. You’re my cousin’s friend, so just call me Kendal.” Kendal had expected that she would refuse.

“Gabrielle, don’t worry about its price. I know that it suits you, and that’s what matters. No matter how beautiful and expensive a dress is, it’ll remain an expensive rag if it’s not worn by a suitable person,” he remarked.

was rendered speechless by what

“But, Mr. Shaw, I…”

a knock coming from the door, interrupting

It was the manager’s voice that

displeased that

sorry to have bothered you.” Stetson came in and

“What’s the matter?”

like to see Miss Jones,”

‘Mr. Morris?’

the first person that came to Gabrielle’s mind was Westley. However, she had no idea that he was also in Hotel

a

suddenly want to see me?’

is here in the hotel?”

of the rooms. He asked

of the Morris Group?” Kendal had been in Antawood for a

big shots in

came to his mind

Shaw.” Stetson didn’t attempt to hide it from

she noticed that they were all

decide not to hide our

with Westley Morris?” asked

didn’t know Westley at this point. After all, the man

How will I explain my relationship with Westley?’ she

answer the question, you don’t have to answer it, Gabrielle. That’s your personal affair.” Knowing that Gabrielle was

in Antawood for less than a year only, she had heard

essentially the lifeblood of the city’s economy,

as curious as Kendal. But she could tell that Gabrielle didn’t want

Lolita, nodding gratefully at her. Afterwards, she