Lock You In My Heart By B. MADRON Chapter 242
Chapter 242 Hook Up With Others
Mindy and Lance had many cousins who had alsoe 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 topliments 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 connivingdy 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 everes 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 viciousments andints being whispered from the young people, and even
the women nec to Wendy were uttering mean things in low voices. After all, being rtes 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.”
“My daughter is the same, she has a bad temperament. How can I expect her to be nice to others,
when she isn’t even nice to me? Honestly, I am just satisfied as long as she doesn’t piss me off.”
“Wendy is the best. We should learn how to educate children from her.”
“Wendy, how did you bring Gabrielle up?” Several richdies surrounded Wendy and put forth their
questions to her.
Wendy felt proud and honored, especially because K thought highly of Gabrielle.
Those who were passing badments about Gabrielle‘s gifts being cheap were only embarrassing
themselves. Now that the tables had turned, how insulted did they feel?
“I didn’t teach her much. Gabrielle was talented, I just gave her some advice on top of her good
manners. When we went to the orphanage, we immediately liked
Gabrielle when we met her. We thought she was cute and smart, and she really was!” Wendy said
proudly.
The richdies looked at each other in disdain, but forced a tight smile on their faces to hide how they
truly felt.
“Wendy is truly blessed, and Gabrielle too, for the way Wendy has taught her.”
At half past five, all the celebrities invited by Kylo from Antawood began to arrive. Many of the rtives
in the Cartes family began to move out of the hall to make space for the celebrities, they
CUTE atted Kyle,
o Both the eldest son andndson were with Kylo, and the younger generation went out into the Open
garden to celebrate and conth we the light-hearted festivities.
Gabrielle went off to the side alone, on the pretext of grabbing some fresh air by herself and waiting for
the Morris family to arriveter. In fact, she was hoping Westley would arrive and was secretly waiting
for him.
However, part of Gabrielle didn’t want Westley toe to the event because
she didn’t want to give Wendy a chance to announce their marriage to the public.
Nevertheless, she thought it would be nice to have him there.
Deep in her conflicted thoughts, she hadn’t noticed two people had walked up to her.
“Gabrielle, why are you standing here alone? You were a hit in there, weren’t you? Among all the
younger rtives, your gift was the worst, the cheapest and the most worthless – but 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
Be family. The Carters and Bes had been good friends for many generations, so that
exined Cherie and Mindy’s close friendship, as well as Cherie’s liking towards Lance. Gabrielle
knew how Cherie felt about Lance, so naturally she was hostile towards Gabrielle, who was quite close
to Lance.
Gabrielle had always felt as though girls were naturally inclined to dislike her, making her their enemy
for very silly or non-existing reasons.
“When gifting, it’s the thought that. counts, not the price. It was obvious to Grandfather that 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 cousin
con
“Yes, you are right. But it was bad you to embarrass everyone else in rubric for 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 ss. She had a Inalicious smile on her face.
“Mindy, today is Grandfather’s birthday. I 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 was about to turn
around to go the other way. Cherie blocked her.
“Miss Be, there are no hard feelings or grudges between us. Excuse me,
please.” Gabrielle said softly. as she threw Cherie an emotionless look.
“Yes… no grudges between us, but Lance is so close to you. I was talking to him. but as soon as he
saw youing. he immediately left me and ran to you, What do you think of that? Shouldn’t I hate
you?” Cherie and Mindy were exactly alike, in their arrogant, domineering and cunning ways. No
wonder they got on like a house on fire
Mindy and Cherie were two people Gabrielle couldn’t and wouldn’l offend, because it would do more
harm than good.
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“Lance is my cousin at he greet me when he sees me? Anyway, we’ve always been close throughout
our whole life. Did you notice thahly today?” Gabrielle said calmly, suppressing her anger,
She held back on pping her – if it wasn’t her Grandfather’s birthday. she definitely would have!
These two brats needed to be taught a lesson, once and for all.
“Gabrielle, you are – Just stay away from him! He isn’t your brother; he’s your
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cousin!” Cherie almost revealed Gabrielle that Lance liked thetter.
She had identally found out that Lance had feelings for Gabrielle, which exined why she was so
resentful towards her.
“That’s none of your business, Cherie! Who do you think you are? How dare you order me to stay away
from him?” Gabrielle said angrily. but her voice was still low.
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“Well, as a married woman, you should behave like one. Don’t go around trying to hook up with others
Although, I guess… what else can armarried woman do when her own husband doesn’t like her at all?”
said Chene menacingly.
“A married woma
Not liked by her husband?
Flirting and hooking up with others?
How did Cherie know this?’ Except for Mindy, Gabrielle couldn’t think of who else would’ve told her.
Mindy was her cousin, and she knew that Westley and Gabrielle were married. As she and Cherie were
best friends, she would have definitely told Cherie the inside scoop on
their manage
For Mindy. she had already regarded Cherie as her sister-inw.
“Mindy. have you been passingments on my marriage?” Gabrielle cast a cold nce at Mindy.