Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 46

Children who grew up without parents are usually because of two reasons. Either the parents died in a horrific accident, or they abandoned their child at a young age. Gabrielle was the latter. Despite this, Sloane still wanted to let them know that their daughter was all grown up and living a wonderful life.

"Gabrielle, have you ever thought about looking for your actual parents? Were you ever curious about what they looked like?" Sloane asked out of the blue.

It wasn't the first time that Gabrielle was asked such a question. After all, it was well known that she was the adopted daughter of the Jones.

Being abandoned in an orphanage, Gabrielle often thought about what truly happened to her parents.

If they were already dead, it was a straightforward thing to accept it. But if they were still alive, it was natural for someone like her to want to know what they were like.

"No, I don't want to look for them. I don't think that there's any need to figure out what they're like. Also, if they're still alive to this day, they probably wouldn't want to face me after being away for so long. I don't want to go through so much trouble just to cause problems for everyone involved," Gabrielle calmly replied. A hint of sorrow could be seen in her eyes.

If her parents were still out there somewhere, Gabrielle felt that she didn't need to look for them anymore. Additionally, she knew it was more troublesome to track down her real parents than to deal with Tobias and Wendy.

Even though Tobias and Wendy had done some questionable things in the past, they did a good job raising Gabrielle as their adopted daughter.

The couple's kindness and generosity bore fruit to a wonderful woman.

Something like that definitely deserves a lifetime of gratitude.

"I'm sorry, Gabrielle. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable." Sloane quickly apologized when she noticed Gabrielle's gloomy expression. It wasn't her intention to bring up such sad memories for her friend. She was just curious.

Looking for parents who abandoned their child was a task full of uncertainty. That was why Gabrielle had made up her mind not to look for them. There was a big chance that meeting them would end badly. The act of leaving someone at such a young age made it clear that her parents had no intention of having a daughter.

"You don't have to apologize. Why would I feel sad? I've already accepted the fact that my real parents didn't want me. There's no use trying to understand their actions. Especially when I haven't even met them at all," Gabrielle said while trying her best to calm down. Even if she denied feeling down, she knew how miserable she looked at that moment.

"Alright, I won't talk about it anymore. By the way, do you have any plans for later tonight? I'll go out in a bit to look for Benny. Do you want to come with me? Go back to the Vineyard Villa? Or stay here?" Sloane quickly changed the topic.

Benny asked Sloane to meet him at half past five. Having known the man for so long, she knew that if she arrived late, even by a little, Benny would have a fit of rage.

"I can't go with you. I have something to do later. Why does Benny want to see you? Did he give you a reason?" Gabrielle asked.

"He didn't. He just told me to meet him at the company at 5:30. One time, he got so drunk that I had to clean up his mess. When he sobered up, he still found a reason to be mad at me. That's just how he is. I'm used to it," Sloane answered with a sorrowful look on her face.

No matter how bad it was, Sloane wasn't the type of person who would complain.

"If you can't take it anymore, leave him, Sloane." Gabrielle couldn't bear to be in the same room as Benny. After all, he would always treat Sloane poorly. One would think that after living under the same roof for ten years, the siblings would learn how to treat each other better. However, Benny was still as rude as ever to his sister.

"If I ignore him, he'll come to find me and cause trouble. Don't fret. I'm used

to being bullied. I can handle it." Sloane reassured Gabrielle that there was nothing to worry about.

Hearing this, Gabrielle gave in and tried to stop looking so concerned.

Around half past five, Gabrielle arrived in front of the Beautiful Encounter Restaurant.

Although their dinner reservation was at six o'clock, Gabrielle left with Sloane, so she arrived a bit early.