Lock You In My Heart

It was an accident that made Gabrielle marry into the Morris family. Yet, Westley had shown nothing but glowing love to his wife.
And so, the Morris family hadn’t shown dislike toward Gabrielle. The atmosphere in the room was quite jovial at the beginning.
Not that it mattered if they didn’t like whom he was marrying. Gabrielle would not spend the rest of her life with them.
She was going to live the rest of her life with Westley. As long as he recognized Gabrielle as his wife, it was no one else’s
business.
It was a good thing that the family believed that if it was none of their business, they wouldn’t give a damn about it. But Mrs.
Morris, or Liana as she was otherwise called, didn’t think that way.
Liana had two sons. Wilson was the eldest and he was like an adopted son of the Campbells since he married into the family. He
and his wife Bonnie settled down in Italy after their wedding. Wilson’s visits to his mother were few and far between.
And so, Liana became closer to her youngest son, Westley. They would see each other every so often.
Liana would have wanted to choose the wives for her sons. With Wilson, however, she knew that she should not pick on Bonnie.
She couldn’t afford to offend anyone from the Campbell Family.
Were it not for this, Liana would not have agreed to Wilson marrying Bonnie, let alone letting him live in Italy with his wife.
Liana had mixed feelings about Wilson being groomed to lead the Campbell Family. She was glad that the family had been able
to legalize their business. On the other hand, she had reservations since they engaged in underground business in the
beginning. Also, the complicated interrelationship and its industrial chain made her anxious.
“Gabrielle, I know you are young but maybe you shouldn’t be playing outside all day. You and Westley have been married for half
a year now. Maybe you should both be thinking about having a child...”
“Mom!” Westley cut in before his mother could finish her sentence. “What are you saying?”
Was she pressuring them to have children?
She should understand that they had their plans as a couple. And Gabrielle, she was still a student. It was not a practical thing
for her to be pregnant.
“Oh, come on, Westley. You know I’m not talking nonsense. Didn’t you two marry for...”

“Mom!” Westley interrupted his mother again. “Gabrielle and I have only been married for half a year. We haven’t even spent
enough time alone together. Also, Gabrielle still has to finish her studies.” His voice turned stern. Clearly, he was protecting his
wife. “And Mom, I don’t see myself having a child soon. It’s not convenient for me. I have a lot of things on my plate right now. I’m
not mentally prepared to be a father. So I’m not really in a hurry.”
Liana never really liked Gabrielle. With Westley protecting her fiercely, Liana found herself hating his wife.
Gabrielle must be a witch. She must have used black magic. Westley didn’t like her when he first met her. He was even angry
with her. But his feelings for her changed in merely six months! He had already fallen for her.
If she wasn’t a witch, what would she be?
Gabrielle was just an adopted child of the Jones family. Her origin was unknown, but she was obviously scheming. She had
Westley under her spell. He had never talked to his mother impudently. And he did just that for his wife’s sake. Liana felt so
humiliated.
When Liana would think of this, her thoughts would drift to Holly. She liked Holly.
Holly was a lovely girl. Her manners were gentle. Liana liked the way she talked sweetly to her. It made her happy.
“I can’t believe what you’re saying! You are not ready to become a father? How old are you, Westley? If you don’t want your wife
to give birth to your baby, why did you marry her? How can you be so unreasonable? I got pregnant soon after I married your
father. Do you think he was ready to be a father then? Of course not. But he became a good father. And what about your
brother? Do you think he was ready to be a fathe
r when Tammy was born? No, he wasn’t. Like your father, he became a good one. When your child is born, being a good father
will come naturally to you. You will change when you have a baby.” Liana was rattling. She was feeling frustrated. Her son was
not on her side now. He was sticking up for Gabrielle, that witch! But she must watch herself when it came to Gabrielle. She
wouldn’t want her son to despise her.
Wilson, her eldest son, was living in a faraway country. She rarely saw him so all she had was her youngest son. It was not worth
it to antagonize that woman and risk falling out with Westley.
“Don’t work yourself up, Liana. It’s the holiday today. Let the children do as they planned. Think about this, I didn’t encourage you
to have a child so soon after your wedding. But you did anyway. You were such in a hurry,” Miley said in a calm voice. “Now, if

you have nothing to do and you want to take care of a child, why not go to an orphanage? Those poor kids there would need all
the love and care you can give.”
Liana was pissed off with the way Miley talked to her but she couldn’t disprove her idea.
“Mom, do you think I said those things because I have nothing to do? I only want the Morris family to have more children. My two
children are already married. They are of legal age to have children. It’s natural for me to encourage them to have their babies,”
Liana said in defense of herself.
“All right, all right,” Miley said, her hands up in the air. “Still, the decision to have children is theirs. And if they don’t want to ...
well ... you just have to respect that. You should mind your own business. Look, don’t we have Tammy? If you want to take care
of the child, why don’t you go to Italy? Spend some time there to take care of Tammy,” said Miley matter-of-factly as if she was
asking Liana to pack her things and take the earliest flight to go to Italy.
“Mom, how can you do this to me?” cried Liana. Miley was driving her crazy.
Liana could understand why Westley was protecting Gabrielle. After all, they were now a couple. But why did Miley have to like
Gabrielle so much?
“So, you don’t like it when I mind your business?” asked Miley as she looked her in the eye.
“I...”
“Of course, you wouldn’t like it when people meddle with your affairs. The same is true with other people. Westley and Gabrielle
wouldn’t want you to pry into their private lives. And Gabrielle still goes to school. Can you imagine her having a baby at this
point? It isn’t a practical thing to do,” Miley chided Liana. Her tone was candid and undeviating. There simply wasn’t any room for
negotiation.
“Let’s have dinner together,” Miley said as she stood up. “If you have something to say that’s not nice at all, then you just have to
keep your mouth shut.”
Westley and Gabrielle promptly came to Miley’s side and took her by the arm to help her walk to the dining room.
“Grandma, you were awesome just now,” exclaimed Gabrielle. She was so thankful that Miley had just defended her against
Liana.

Truth be told, Gabrielle had found it difficult to relate to Liana, who happened to be Westley’s mother and her mother-in-law. She
wouldn’t dare argue with her.
So Gabrielle would just endure the scolding she got from Liana.
Miley, on the other hand, could be straightforward with Liana. She was, after all, Miley, Liana’s mother-in-law.
One had to give regard to the elders in the family.
“Gabrielle, learn how to express how you feel. When you are not happy about anything, say it. Don’t keep your feelings bottled
up or you’ll fall into depression. Westley, like all the men in the Morris family, knows that he has to protect his wife. I must say he
is doing a great job,” said Miley in all seriousness.
“My wife deserves my love and my protection,” Westley said sincerely, agreeing with his grandmother.
Not too long ago, Westley would not have said such things. For him, getting married was just a task in his life that he needed to
do—a task just like taking over the Morris Group.