Gabrielle had heard Helena's name many times over. In her head, she had imagined all sorts of scenarios between that woman and Westley.
But those were all in her head. In reality, she didn't know anything about her.
Nobody had told her about that woman.
But now, Bonnie had mentioned Helena. Gabrielle thought that this time for sure, she would finally learn something about Helena.
"Gabrielle, how do you feel about Westley now? I need your honest answer. He was really devastated because of that relationship, so I need to be very careful on telling you about it," Bonnie said, staring into Gabrielle's eyes.
Although she seldom ever stayed in the Morris family's mansion, she treated Westley as family, and was genuinely concerned about him.
Oftentimes, she would pay special attention to his love affairs.
The last relationship he had nearly destroyed him. If something like that were to happen again, it would surely ruin him for good.
"Bonnie, I love him. In fact, I love him so much that I don't know how to describe it to you," Gabrielle said with all the sincerity she could muster.
She rarely spoke out her true emotions for Westley this frankly, especially in front of someone she barely even knew.
For her, love was meant to be a private thing. That was the reason she barely said anything about it out loud.
But now that Bonnie was asking her about it so seriously, Gabrielle could tell just how much she cared for Westley.
"I see. In that case, I'll tell you what I know," Bonnie said calmly.
"Thank you." Gabrielle was nervous about what she would hear next.
"The Collins family and the Morris family have been friends for generations. Every child from these two families had known each other since childhood, and they were usually very close. Westley and Helena practically grew up together, and they were similar in character. They had always been close. Later, when they were in college, they became a couple. The elders were all in favor of their relationship, and they were set to be engaged right after graduation. However... Five years ago, an accident happened. While Westley and Helena were on vacation abroad, they encountered a riot. At the most dangerous juncture, she took a bullet for him and died in the process." Bonnie didn't beat around the bush.
She spared all the finer details.
If she were to tell Gabrielle everything that happened between Helena and Westley, they might take all day, so she decided to get to the point.
"Wait… Helena died?" Gabrielle looked at her in disbelief.
She had thought of a thousand reasons why Helena would leave Westley, but this one never crossed her mind.
'She… died for Westley?
No wonder he couldn't get over Helena.
The woman he loved died for him. Nobody would ever be able to forget something like that,' Gabrielle thought to herself.
She felt sorry for both Westley and herself.
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