With Miley's insistence, Westley had no choice but to take Gabrielle back to the Vineyard Villa.
"Grandma, we're back. I'll ask Alvin to drive you back to the Morris' Mansion so that you can rest early." Westley had no plans of inviting his grandmother into the villa. He wanted her to stay in the car and let Alvin drive her directly to the Morris' Mansion.
Miley's face darkened, and she deliberately stared daggers at his grandson. "Westley, don't you love me anymore? We've just arrived at your house. Why don't you invite me inside for a cup of tea?"
Westley was at a loss for words. He could not think of anything in protest and could only look at Miley incredulously.
"Gabrielle, come and help me get out of the car. You're also the owner of this house. Will you welcome me as a guest?" Miley asked Gabrielle, who was standing outside by the car door.
Meanwhile, Gabrielle looked at Westley cautiously. She sensed that the look in his eyes had become colder.
'Grandma, you didn't have to flatter me. If I know, Westley only wants to throw me out of the Vineyard Villa. He doesn't seem to stand my presence, let alone be his mistress for so long.'
"Well, Gabrielle, it seems that you don't want to welcome me either. Fine. I won't make trouble for you two. Alvin, drive me back to the Morris' Mansion, will you? I won't come here ever again," Miley ordered with a scowl. Seeing that Gabrielle did not do anything, Miley pretended to be angry to coax Gabrielle into doing what she wanted.
If Miley were an actress, she would have won a best actress award. Her acting was excellent and could fool anyone.
"Gabrielle, what are you waiting for? Come here and help Granny. Do you really want to make her angry?" Westley finally budged to Miley's requests. With an exasperated sigh, he asked Gabrielle to help his grandmother.
Not wanting to delay any longer, Gabrielle quickly walked towards the car and looked at Miley respectfully. "Grandma, let me help you."
"About time! Why did you even hesitate? I've been nothing but kind to you!" Miley scolded Gabrielle with a feigned scowl.
"Grandma, I know that. I'll always remember how kind you are to me for the rest of my life," Gabrielle replied with sincere gratitude. She then held Miley's hand and helped her get out of the car carefully.
"Grandma, please enjoy your tea here. I'm going back to the company," Westley chimed as he got back into the car.
"Westley, how dare you leave?! You must stay at home and take care of Gabrielle. Your wife is sick, but you'd rather go to work than accompany her. Don't you want to be a good husband?" Miley asked while glaring at him.
"Grandma, Gabrielle is fine, but the company isn't. I have a lot of things to deal with in the company."
In all honesty, Westley did not wish to be with Gabrielle, not even for a minute.
Unfortunately, Miley was persuading him to stay at home and be with Gabrielle for a day. Wouldn't that be torture for him?
"Your company has a lot of shareholders and executives. Don't they need to do something? Why do you have to do everything? I'm sure the company won't fall if you take a day off," Miley reasoned out sternly. It seemed that she had no plans of letting Westley leave.
Seeing Miley's sternness, Gabrielle only had one thought in mind: Miley is amazing.
She may be an old lady, but she was a domineering female boss.
In her mind, Gabrielle silently gave her grandmother 10, 000 likes.
"Grandma, it's not as serious as you said," Westley retorted exasperatedly. He had no idea what do with Miley anymore.
Sadly, Miley merely paid him a sideways glance. She then turned to look at Alvin and said, "Alvin, your boss is going to take a day off to accompany his wife at home. You back to the company and take charge of his work for now. If you can't, just leave it for tomorrow. Don't you dare bother Westley, und
erstand?"
Alvin looked at Westley cautiously and then nodded seriously in response. "Understood."
"Okay then. Go now." Miley waved at Alvin. With that, he left as told.
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