Lock You In My Heart

In fact, when Wendy was talking with Gabrielle on the phone, Tobias happened to hear their conversation. So, he also heard that
Wendy didn’t allow Gabrielle to come back for the family reunion. He assumed that she wasn’t willing to welcome them if
Gabrielle decided to visit.
He naturally knew the reason of her hostility towards Gabrielle and Westley. Bryce was seriously injured this time, and he still
hadn’t completely recovered yet. His legs were injured so badly that he couldn’t even walk.
However, the reason why Bryce was so badly injured was that he took the initiative to provoke Westley whose ex-fiancée was
Nellie. He had been betrayed by them. How could such a proud person like Westley let them go after what they did?
Therefore, it could be said that Bryce had it coming for him. Now, Westley was the son-in-law of the Jones family. It could be said
that Westley held himself back for the sake of Gabrielle, or else the punishment for Bryce would have been death.
Wendy hadn’t witnessed the ruthless side of Westley, but Tobias knew him well. Anyone in the business circle of Antawood knew
better than to offend the members of the Morris family.
If only Tobias had known that the woman Bryce liked was Nellie, Tobias would have stopped Bryce’s foolish infatuation while
using any method. He would have forced Bryce to marry another woman instead.
Now, what was done had been done and there was no way for Tobias to correct the mistakes Bryce had made.
Things had ended up like this and it was too late no matter how regretful Tobias felt. So, what he needed to do now was to
please Westley and create a good relationship between the Jones family and Westley as soon as possible. He could only hope
that Westley could let go of the grudge he had towards Jones family, counting the fact that he was now the son-in-law of the
Jones family.
Then again, the plan he had thoughtfully laid out was disrupted by Wendy who behaved thoughtlessly. She not only didn’t invite
the couple to come back for the regular visit, utilizing such a good opportunity, but instead even forbad them from visiting. It
really pissed off Tobias. Because of Wendy, he had to call Gabrielle hurriedly to make up for her offensive act now.
“Dad, mom is right. We don’t have the right to come back. It seems that she will be unhappy if we go back, so why should we
make a visit? It’s the annual family reunion occasion when everyone should be happy. It’s no use making anyone feel
uncomfortable because of us. We’d better not return,” Gabrielle refused bluntly, not willing to even consider about it.
Wendy had strongly stated that she wouldn’t welcome them if they came. So, why should they go back when it was obvious that
they would suffer the humiliation?

Westley was the CEO of the Morris Group. Normally, others would do anything in order to be able to invite him. This time, it was
obvious that the other party wasn’t willing to see them. So, what was the reason for them to go?
“Gabrielle, I understand what your mother said made you sad. But I hope you understand her at this time based on the situation
these days. Since your brother was seriously injured, she is dealing with a lot of negative emotions now,” Tobias explained
anxiously, persuading her to come back. He couldn’t let go of this opportunity to mend the things between the two sides. In order
to do so, Gabrielle and Westley had to come back to the Jones family for the regular visit, so that he could have a chance to talk
to Westley. Whether Westley would forgive them or not was one matter.
What mattered more was that while Tobias was at it, he wanted to persuade Westley to invest in the Jones Group. He thought it
was such a lucky thing that his daughter had married into the Morris family. If he couldn’t make a profit by taking advantage of
this relation with Morris Group, it would be such a loss. “Of course, I can understand her emotions. But I have to admit that Bryce
deserved it. What’s more, Westley didn’t hurt him at all. It was because of his own actions that Bryce fell into so much trouble,”
Gabrielle couldn’t help justifying Westley as she thought that Westley didn’t deserve such treatment from the Jones family.
Besides, she didn’t sympathize with Bryce at all, nor was she willing to cater to their attitudes towards her and Westley. Even
though they seemed to think that it was Westley’s fault, it actually had nothing to do with him. “Gabrielle,
I know what you mean. You are right, it’s your brother’s fault and he deserved it. But now, you and Westley are married. It should
be a natural etiquette for you to come back to visit your parents during the holiday. I am looking forward to celebrating the festival
with you. If you really don’t want to come back, just forget it. I will take that as the Jones family ‘ust raised a daughter in vain.”
Tobias intentionally spoke these words as he wanted to use the topic of filial piety to force Gabrielle to obey. “Dad, I didn’t mean
that way, but what can I do when mom considers me and Westley as her enemy? If we go back home, it will only make everyone
unhappy. Is this how you want this family reunion to go?” Gabrielle didn’t like how this conversation was going as she felt that
she was being called as a person who was without a sense of gratitude. fter all, Tobias was making it sound as if they were being
unfilial for not visiting them. He meant that she was being ungrateful even though the Jones family had raised her to become
who she was.
“Gabrielle, trust me, such a thing won’t happen as long as you come back to celebrate the festival with us,” Tobias firmly said
again without the intention to give up. Gabrielle hesitated for a moment. After all, she was weak at heart when it came to the
matter of the Jones family. She asn’t the kind of person who would be heartless enough to disregard the grace of the Jones
family for raising her in the past twenty years. There was no way she would take the initiative to break up with them no matter
how difficult the situation between them was.

“Dad, I will think about it. Let’s just talk about it tomorrow. I have something else to do now, so I have to go. Happy holiday, Dad.”
After saying that, Gabrielle didn’t wait for the other’s response as she hung up the phone directly.
Soon, the notification popped up in her phone which mentioned that a red envelope was sent to her phone.
It was Tobias who transferred 88888$ to her, along with a note that said, ‘Happy holiday’.
This action of his surprised Gabrielle even though this was not the first time he sent her money. In the past, Tobias used to send
her 18888$ every year. But this year, he sent 70000$ more, which made her feel flattered.
Even if it was just 18888$, it was the biggest pocket money that Gabrielle got every year. At the same time, for Tobias, it was
only at such time of the year that he had a very justified reason to give her a big amount of pocket money. After all, Wendy was
the one who controlled the pocket money of Gabrielle and he didn’t have any chance whenever he wanted to send some money
to her. Normally, the pocket money Gabrielle got was less than 1000$, which was way less than what Bryce usually got.
As the biological son of the Jones family, Bryce had the best of everything. If he went out to have dinner with his friends, he
would go to high-end restaurants without any worry. With a credit card, he could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars casually
and Wendy wouldn’t even make a complaint or have any problem with that. In contrary, if Gabrielle asked her for at most 1000$
to buy something, she would be questioned so intensely that she would end up giving up in despair.
Therefore, ever since she was studying and had some freedom, she took up part-time jobs to earn some pocket money as she
didn’t want to ask Wendy for money.
Now, seeing such a big red envelope sent by Tobias, Gabrielle felt a bit of nostalgia and it made her feel sad.
“Gabrielle, accept it. This is the red envelope I specially prepared for you. Whether you have gotten married or not, it doesn’t
make any difference. You are always my daughter.”
Seeing that she still hadn’t accepted it, Tobias sent her a message.
Gabrielle didn’t have the intention to take it as she put her phone away. However, the screen lit up soon, indicating the arrival of
a notification.
Gabrielle clicked to check, only to see that it was a bank transfer message. This time, the amount of ten times more than 88888$
had been transferred into her account. Gabrielle naturally knew who transferred the money. Since she didn’t take the money he
sent, Tobias transferred the money directly to her bank account and what was more, the amount was ten times more than the

previous one. “Gabrielle, I know you feel resentment towards us and don’t want to accept the red envelope, so I just transferred it
to your bank account directly. This is my gift for you. Don’t refuse it.” It was Tobias’ message sent to her. Seeing this, Gabrielle’s
guess was right. She just sighed and didn’t intend to reply to this message.
At this moment, other messages came in. It was another red envelope sent by Lance and Mia to her. Both of them sent her a red
envelope which contained 88888$. Gabrielle was speechless. These rich people were really generous in sending her, a married
woman, such a big red envelope! Gabrielle didn’t dare to accept these. A t this time, a text message sent by Mia popped up.
“Gabrielle, quickly accept the red envelope! You are not allowed to refuse it. My brother asked me to transfer it to you, so you
can only take it. If you do, it means that you recognized him as your brother from now on. He will treat you as his sister in the
future!” fter that, Mia wasn’t done yet as she sent her another message, “Gabrielle, don’t feel any burden to accept this lucky
money. After all, this is a red envelope that he sent to you as your brother. So, make up your mind and accept it.
If you don’t accept it, it means that you don’t want him as your brother. If so, forget it.” Gabrielle realized that this was a red
envelope from Micheal. With how Mia put it, there was no room for Gabrielle to refuse and she could only accept it out of
respect. Chuckling, Gabrielle accepted it and replied, “Mia, happy holiday. Also, please relay my thanks to Micheal and wish
happy holiday to him for me. I promise to treat you two to dinner when the holiday ends.”