Alvin had been waiting there for quite some time. When he saw Westley walking with Gabrielle in his arms, he hurried to open the door.
"Mr. Morris, Mrs. Morris, please get in the car!" Alvin said in a respectful voice.
Westley bent over and deposited her in the back seat. Then he took a seat next to her.
"Mrs. Morris, are you okay?" Alvin quickly returned to the driver's seat and looked at the couple behind him with seriousness and concern.
Although they both wore stoic expressions, he could sense an undercurrent of embarrassment in the car.
This worried Alvin a little. After work, Westley had been very upset when he found out that Gabrielle hadn't gone back to Half Moon Bay after leaving No. 1 Champs Elysees. Instead, she had gone to the Jones family house.
Alvin had tracked down Gabrielle's whereabouts and reported it to Westley, who had been behaving frigidly throughout the ride to this park.
Now he had carried her out in this manner, making Alvin a little concerned.
"I'm fine," Gabrielle explained hurriedly.
Westley sat a few inches beside her with a wooden expression on his face. His lips were pursed and he didn't want to talk to her.
Gabrielle could feel the gloominess in the air between them, and she wondered if she could cheer him up.
"Westley, I know you're mad at me. I'll cook dinner for you when we get back. Don't be angry with me, okay?" she said in a coy voice and held his hand.
Westley's face softened and he smiled.
"Why would I be angry with you? Does your leg feel better?" Westley shot her a glance filled with pride.
He was a man and didn't want to betray his true feelings by arguing with her. He had just been upset that she had gone to the Jones family house without informing him.
"My leg is alright. It's not numb at all, so don't be upset anymore. I'll cook dinner for you tonight." Gabrielle's mood lifted when she saw that he was relieved.
However, her stomach growled uncomfortably at that exact moment.
"Are you hungry?" Westley asked her in a low voice. He remembered that she had gone to the Jones family house without having any lunch.
It was natural for her to be starving by now.
"Oh, I didn't have lunch. I'm sorry." Gabrielle's face turned bright red with mortification.
"Let's eat out today. Alvin, choose a nearby restaurant," Westley said, directing Alvin to go to a restaurant.
After all, it would be impossible for Gabrielle to cook dinner now.
It was unreasonable to ask a hungry woman who hadn't had lunch to cook for him.
"Okay, Mr. Morris." Alvin sifted through his memory for well-known restaurants in the area as he prepared to drive there.
"No, thanks. We can go back directly," Gabrielle still hesitated.
"Gabrielle, why do you like to always oppose me? Last night, you had promised me that you would always be an obedient wife. Is this how an obedient wife behaves?" Westley said in a calm voice.
Hearing this, Gabrielle paused for a while before speaking. "We can go out for dinner tonight and I will cook for you tomorrow."
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