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Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233 A Different World

Gabrielle was stunned. The smile on her face slowly faded away. ‘Why am I 50 familiar with Akiba’s barbecue stall?”

When she was in her first year in high school, Gabrielle had to save money to buy a birthday gift for Bryce. So, she came here to work on weekends without telling the Jones family.

Although the Jones family, ovas nice to herWendy was very strict with Gabrielle’s pocket money. Bryce could buy whatever he wanted. But Gabrielle was only allowed to have money for buying essentials. Most of the time, it was Sloane who paid when they came out to eat.

Therefore, to buy a decent birthday gift for Bryce, Gabrielle had to do a part-time job. But no one accepted a high school student as a part-timer. At last. Akiba and his wife gave her a job. Fortunately. Gabrielle was pretty talented, and diligent. Akiba and his wife liked her and

– Christer 233 A DE M ON treated her as their daughter. They would pay her a few hundred dollars extra every month, assuming that her family was poor. What they didn’t know was that she was an adopted daughter of the Jones family

Throughout that time, Gabrielle worked very hard. She was happy while working here. The only thing that made her sad was that when Gabrielle went back every night, Bryce disliked it that she smelled like barbecue. And on top of that, he gave the game console that she gave him as a birthday present to others. This really was hurtful for Gabrielle.

Later, Gabrielle didn’t do the part-time job here anymore. But on weekends, she came here with Sloane then they had time. She worked foro kiba for a whole day in exchange for a free meal.

As time went by, this place became like a home to her. So, that made her naturally be quite familiar with it.

“Well, most students do part-time jobs to earn money. Do you not know?” Gabrielle awkwardly smiled, taking Westley to sit down.

It was like she showed her past life to

Westley, little by little. But he looked kind of unwilling to know, which upset Gabrielle

“Gabrielle.” Westley was confused. “Were you in a financial bind?” Westley had already investigated how the Jones family treated her before. Although they didn’t give her a super luxurious life, they didn’t treat her unfairly either.

“No, only to gain experience and freedom. I’ve worked here as a part-time worker for a few months. Or you cao say that I like barbecue. Anyway. you two should sit down. I’m going to Order now. Well, is there anything you can’t eat?” Gabrielle hurried to get some food. She was almost starving, and the barbeque smell was enchanting her already.

“Mr. Morris can’t eat…”

Alvin wanted to say that Westley can’t eat extremely spicy food with multiple seasonings. But, before he could have started, Westley interrupted him, “No. don’t worry. We are fine. You are the one who needs to take care the most here.” Westley glared at Alvin, giving him a warning look, indicating him to shut up and seal his lips.

Understanding Westley’s glare, Alvin obediently shut up. But he felt wronged in his heart. ‘I just wanted to look after my boss. What is wrong with that? Mr. Morris’s stomach is sensitive, and he can’t eat food with rich flavor.

“You’re right. It seems that I need to worry about myself. I’m going downstairs, then.” Gabrielle went out quickly.

Westley couldn’t stop the thought that Gabrielle was obsessed with barbecue. He had seen her eating barbecue and drinking alcohol with Sloane and Lance before.

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“Mr. Morris, why didn’t you let me tell her? Miss Jones can order something else for you if we tell her about the food you can’t eat. What if…”

“What if what? Do you consider me that delicate?” Westley coldly stared at Alvin. He didn’t want to cause more trouble for Gabrielle by telling her about his eating habits.

“Well, go downstairs and help Gabrielle with bringing the food upstairs,” Westley indirectly asked him to leave.

“I saw the two young men you (took upstairs. They both are tall, handsome, and quite elegant. Is one of them your boyfriend?” Akiba’s wife began to gossip. changing the topic.

“Don’t worry. We already had dinner in a high-class restaurant. We especially came here to have a midnight snack. Many Michelin stars have tried to learn from Akiba, but not even a single one could compete with him, right? So, I took my boss here to try it. He might look cold

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