Lock You In My Heart Chapter 467
After dinner, Rose didn’t say anything more and left directly.
Gabrielle finally breathed easier. Throughout the meal, she was so tense that her shoulders were stiff.
Now, she could rx.
With Rose hovering near them, Gabrielle thought of all the things Lance wanted to tell her but couldn’t
because someone else was with them.
But with Rose gone, Gabrielle could ask him about it. She was dying to know what news he had for her.
“Lance, did you have something to say to me? Rose isn’t here anymore, so you can talk freely,”
Gabrielle said anxiously. She was fidgeting with her fingers.
It had been pressing on her the entire night. If Rose wasn’t here, Gabrielle would have asked him
already. She wanted answers.
“Yes, I have something to tell you.” Lance turned on the TV and scanned their surroundings even
though he knew it was only Gabrielle and him. He couldn’t help but be hyperaware of their
environment.
It was a small colored TV, probably brought by people who lived here before. The transmission signal
was extremely poor, so only the Thai channel was avable. It was also pretty grainy.
Lance didn’t want to watch TV, and he didn’t care about the content. What he needed was the sound to
drown out their conversation. Even though there was no one else in the room, he didn’t want to risk
being spied on.
“Lance, you’re making me a little nervous.” Gabrielle had to lower her voice after seeing what Lance
had done. She had seen movies about people doing this to avoid others from eavesdropping.
Somehow, it made her uneasy and nervous.
It was not something to be afraid of, but now he made her nervous. Lance was always cautious, but
this was a bit too much—even for him.
She had never been at ease since she came into the forest. She was always pulsing with raw fear, and
because of the dangers all around, she kept her guard up. It was the first time Gabrielle ever
experienced anything like it—as if things coulde crumbling down any minute.
“Gabrielle, don’t mind what I just did. What I’m about to tell you is the thing that ought to make you
nervous.” Lance hadn’t decided yet whether to divulge thetest news to Gabrielle or not. He was still
debating with himself.
“Lance, go ahead.” The room was enveloped by the sounds on TV, of people speaking Thai. Gabrielle
darted her eyes from the screen to Lance, who was sitting with his hands on hisp.
“Is it about Bryce? Has his condition gotten worse?” Bryce was almost always on Gabrielle’s mind.
They came here for him. If anything happened to him, she wasn’t sure she could take the pain. She
wouldn’t be able to exin it to the Jones family when she would go home. Gabrielle’s anxiety only
heightened.
“It’s not about Bryce. Gabrielle, do you know the Campbell Family? Specifically the Campbell Family in
Italy?” Lance faced her and asked without preamble. He waited for her reaction.
“The Campbell Family in Italy?” Gabrielle furrowed her eyebrows in confusion and shook her head
slowly. How could she know someone from Italy? From the sound of it, it seemed like they were a
powerful family.
Yet, something itched at the back of her mind. She tried to think harder, and something clicked. Her
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The Campbell Family in Italy was Bonnie’s family. She was Gabrielle’s sister-inw and the eldest
daughter of Campbell Family.
She didn’t know much about her family, except that they were thergest foreign n in Italy and that
they had a good rtionship with one of the most powerful families in the country.
Anyway, it was a big family notorious for evoking fear from people. They were the kind nobody wanted
to mess with. So, why did Lance suddenly ask about the Campbell Family? Surely, they didn’t have
anything to do with the forest?
“Yes, the Campbell Family in Italy is currently one of thergest ns there and also one of the top
ns in the world. Did you know that?” Lance moved a little closer to her, his voice insistent. There was
a sense of urgency when he spoke to her.
Gabrielle blinked hard. Fear shot up her spine, and she found that her hands were trembling. She
already knew it spelled disaster when someone offended the Campbell Family, but why did her cousin
ask about them seemingly out of nowhere?
The eldest daughter of the Campbell Family was married to the eldest son of the Morris family in
Antawood. It was not made public, and even the photos of Bonnie and her daughter were never
shared. It was all for their safety, to protect them from their enemies.
Gabrielle was still confused. She initially thought Lance was going to tell her something about Bryce,
but she did not expect this. Perhaps it was Bain who told him to d
o so.
She always felt that Bain was far more clever and sinister than he looked. He probably intended to look
like an easy target, but Gabrielle knew he was more powerful than he let on.
“Lance, why are you suddenly asking about them? Their turf is in Italy, far away from here. Have you
ever offended them or done something to put you on their radar?” Gabrielle asked him directly.
Gabrielle needed to know the reason first. She didn’t want to endanger her sister-inw and her family,
so Gabrielle didn’t mention them yet.
“Gabrielle, Bain has a grudge against the Campbell Family. They wounded his men after some
altercation involving their business. They’re sworn enemies. If Bain finds out that someone living here
knows the Campbell Family and is friends with them, he will kill that person without hesitation,” Lance
said anxiously. He wasn’t a man who easily gave in to fear, but this time, it was there in his voice and
his eyes. He was scared.
What made him anxious wasn’t fear for his own life, but for Gabrielle’s.
Gabrielle paled, and her pulse pounded in her ears. Her breathing quickened, and her mouth suddenly
became dry. She never once considered how serious things were.
There were words that stuck out. If Bain found out anyone remotely rted to the Campbell Family, he
would kill them. Gabrielle swallowed hard, and beads of sweat collected on her forehead.
Gabrielle didn’t just know anyone from the Campbell Family, she was rted to them. She was the
sister-inw of the Campbell Family’s eldest daughter. In short, she was family.
If Bain found out about her identity, would he kill her immediately? No questions asked? No
negotiations?
“Gabrielle, what’s wrong? You don’t look well.” Lance was worried. Gabrielle looked like she had just
seen a ghost.
“Lance, are you serious? How could Bain hate the people of the Campbell Family so much? At least
enough that he would kill any one rted to them?” Gabrielle struggled with her rising panic. Even her
mind betrayed her and conjured images of bloody and brutal fights—scenes where people were hurt or
killed.
It was yet another nightmare she wasn’t prepared for—that Bain and the Campbell Family had enmity
between them. Who knew how long this was going on?
If Bain found out how she was rted to the Campbell Family, she would be in danger. He wouldn’t
hesitate to take her life.
Gabrielle already knew this was a dangerous ce, but it gave her another reason to leave as quickly
as possible. She was not safe. She deluded herself into thinking that Bain wouldn’t harm her. But if he
found out about Bonnie and Gabrielle, he might just bury Gabrielle alive. As she thought of this, a chill
ran down her spine. She felt a numbness in her limbs.
“Of course I’m serious, Gabrielle. I wouldn’t joke about this. Bain personally told me that there were
people from the Campbell Family just outside the forest. For the time being, they wouldn’t dare enter
the vige for fear that Bain and his men would hurt the person they came to look for. Bain and the
Campbell Family didn’t have such open hostility between them until recently. So there must be a
reason why the Campbell Family gathered enough courage toe here. That’s why Bain is
suspecting that someone inside the vige either knows a member of the Campbell Family or is close
with any of them. The Campbell Family is looking for someone but they are still hesitant to make any
trouble for Bain,” Lance exined hurriedly. He had to make Gabrielle understand how serious this
situation was.
Suddenly, hope sprang inside Gabrielle.
She could think of one reason why the Campbell Family would be there outside the forest. It could only
be Westley’s doing. He probably asked his brother and sister-inw for help, so they sent their people
here.
If that was the case, then did it mean that Westley was outside the vige too?
Just moments ago, she was frightened for her life. But now, she had mixed emotions—she was happy
but nervous. She was happy because Westley came for her, which meant that he really loved her and
cared about her. He wouldn’t go to such lengths if he didn’t.
But she was also nervous because Bain was a formidable enemy. The forest was surrounded by the
most advanced weapons. That alone would inspire fear in anyone outside the vige.
Her happiness was quickly extinguished. The more she thought about it, the more fearful she became.
Her entire body trembled. Gabrielle really shouldn’t havee here on impulse in the first ce. She
might meet her end here before she could take Bryce home. Plus, she even put Westley in danger.
Thinking about herplicated and high-risk situation, she plunged into extreme sadness and
frustration.