Lock You In My Heart Chapter 596
When Westley and Gabrielle arrived at the hospital, Star wasn’t asleep yet. Instead, hey on the bed,
staring at the ceiling while the nurse read to him.
The book was in Thai, which was the onlynguage Star could understand for now.
The first thing they nned to do once they were all back in Antawood was to teach the child English.
Later, Westley would reinforce his knowledge in Thai. They didn’t want Star to forget his mother
tongue, after all.
In the future, their little boy would be able tomunicate in twonguages. Given his aptitude despite
his young age, this should be an easy feat to pull.
“Star, Mom and Dad brought you cakes,” Gabrielle crooned as she walked over to the bed. She held up
the two cake boxes she was carrying in either hand. “Can you guess which vors we got?”
Star instantly grinned, his eyes darting back and forth between the treats presented to him.
The child was injured at his waist, so he couldn’t sit up just yet. They had to raise the bed to prop him
up, and Gabrielle set the boxes in front of him, letting the boy inspect the cakes.
Star sniffed carefully before raising his hands in delight. “This one is strawberry, and that one is
chocte!”
Gabrielle blinked, surprised that her child had guessed correctly, and so quickly, too.
“Our honey is so smart. You’re absolutely right. This is strawberry, and this one is chocte. I wasn’t
sure what your favorite was, so I bought two vors. Which one would you like to eat first, Star?” she
asked in a soft voice.
“Strawberry! Mom, do we have a strawberry garden in our house?” Star stared up at them as he calmly
shot her the question.
Westley nced at Gabrielle and hesitated. “Star just asked if we had a strawberry garden at home?”
“Strawberry garden? Do you think Star had one before?” Gabrielle turned to him and frowned. They
were clueless about Star’s previous life, so they naturally had no idea what to make of his query. “It’s
likely,” Gabrielle said slowly. “People suffering from amnesia tend to forget the events and details that
are painful or traumatic. Yet at the same time, they hold on to long-buried, happy memories. It’s
possible that Star lived in a ce surrounded by a strawberry garden in the past. It must have left quite
an impression on him if he’s bringing it up now. He did nothing more than smell the scent of the fruit.”
It was just a guess on her part, but the more she talked, the more convinced she was of the possibility.
Westley agreed as well. All things considered, this seemed to be the most reasonable analysis of Star’s
situation. Star had probably loved the strawberry garden near his house, so much so that he kept the
memory even after all he had been through. Gabrielle turned back to the child and took his hand.
“You’re right, we have a garden. But there are no strawberries at this time of the year, because it’s
winter. When springes, we’ll nt more strawberries, and all the other fruits Star likes. Once they
are ripe for harvesting, Star wille and help us pick the strawberries, right?” She smiled at the boy
and tried to express the promise through her eyes.
Westley, on the other hand, had to trante everything to Star, so he didn’t have quite the same
emotional moment. He couldn’t help but think how tiring and troublesome it was. With his mixed
background, Star was supposed to know how to speak English besides his native Thai. If they
continued tomunicate in this manner, throwing sentences back and forth, it would certainly be
exhausting. “Okay!” Star nodded obediently after Westley finished speaking. “All right, let’s have some
cake now, Star.”
Gabrielle moved to the side table to slice a piece of cake. Then she sat on the edge of the bed and fed
the little boy small bites of the dessert. Every time the spoon lifted from the te, his eyes would
brighten with anticipation. Though he didn’t eat much, Sta r’s high spirits never diminished.
And of course, he quickly fell asleep after eating.
This was probably for the best. They would be leaving the hospital tomorrow morning, and would fly
back to Antawood through a private ne. Neither Westley nor Gabrielle could tell if Star would be able
to endure several hours of flying.
In truth, the doctor had advised them to keep the child in the hospital for a couple more days for further
observation, but Gabrielle didn’t want Star to spend the holiday all by himself. More importantly, they
didn’t know when they’d be back in Bangkok again after the holiday.
They hadn’t dared to take him away while he was in aa, but he was awake now, and so full of life.
His injuries were no longer severe, either. There was no need to leave him alone in this ce.
The child had no means to navigate his situation aside from bits and pieces of his memory. It broke
Gabrielle’s heart just to think about it.
Thankfully, the doctor hadn’t protested when she had insisted on flying Star back to Antawood. They
had Remy with them, after all, so there should be no cause for any real worry.
After leaving the hospital, Westley and Gabrielle headed straight to the vi to pack their belongings.
They were finally leaving.
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Gabrielle had been in Bangkok for more than two months. Frankly, she couldn’t wait to go home.
“I can’t believe we’re really returning to Antawood tomorrow. I can’t wait! I’m shaking with excitement.”
Gabrielle took a nce of the outside and questioned Westley.
“I know, I’m excited, too.” Westley smiled at her. “But don’t you feel sad at all?” He watched her
carefully, noting the slight changes on her expression. She was visibly ted, but her eyes looked a
little somber.
She must be torn between warring emotions right now. Westley understood perfectly. Gabrielle had
been through hell and back thesest two months, and her experiences probably surpassed everything
else she had been through in the past twenty years. He would be more worried if she was calm about
leaving. “Not at all,” Gabrielle finally said. “I can finally return to Antawood, what’s there to be sad
about? We almost died here!” She ended her answer with a sigh.
“Don’t be silly, that’s all behind us now. From now on, we’re going to be just fine.” Westley didn’t care
for talk of death, especiallying from Gabrielle. Granted, he hadn’t cared much about life and death
in the past. People died sooner orter. There was no point worrying over the inevitable. But now that
he had her, any death was thest thing he wanted to discuss. It gave him an ominous feeling, like he
might lose her before long. “Well, let’s not talk about that anymore.” Then something urred to
Gabrielle, and she turned to cock her head at Westley. “What do you think about the strawberry garden
Star mentioned?”
“I’ll send someone to look into it. We don’t know if he’s talking about his family home, or just
somewhere his mother took him to. It won’t be easy verifying it. For all we know, this may be the only
memory Star has of his past.” It seemed like he had already thought this through. Gabrielle sighed
again, then nodded. If what he said was true, then this little fragment of memory would be incredibly
valuable. At the same time, it would only make things more difficult in the future. “If we can’t find the
garden, let’s just nt one for Star. The yard in Half Moon Bay is massive, and so is the one in
Vineyard Vi. If not, then we can use Grandma’snd in Isido.” Now that they had a n, Gabrielle
was eager to put it into action.
She was determined to bring this garden into life, if only to relieve Star of whatever longing he might be
feeling. It might also trigger other memories to surface. “Sure,” Westley nodded approvingly. “Then,
let’s nt it together with Star after the holiday.” “Great! I’m sure Star will be thrilled!” Gabrielle
cheered.