Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 50

Westley drove back to the restaurant and found Gabrielle squatting on the roadside five hundred meters away from the intersection. Her helpless and pitiful disposition made her look like an abandoned child.

The moment she heard Westley's car come to a screeching halt in front of her, Gabrielle looked up. She was relieved to see Westley somehow. She tried to get up and open the door but sat back immediately. Her feet were numb and could barely move.

Seeing how weak and debilitated she was, Westley pushed the door open, got out of the car, and walked up to her.

"Since when did you become so weak, Gabrielle?" he asked. His words were dripping with sarcasm, of course.

"I...I just sprained my ankle, so I had to sit down. And my legs have gone numb after sitting for such a long time," Gabrielle replied, faintly. She looked up at Westley with red eyes. It was clear as day that she had been crying.

Westley was still angry with her, but when he saw how vulnerable and pale she looked, he cooled down. What was it about women that bothered him so much?

He bent down and took her in his arms.

"Oh! You don't have to carry me, Westley. It's only a slight sprain. It's not that serious..." Gabrielle reasoned.

She wasn't used to being cared for by Westley like this. She would rather he treated her with indifference like any other day.

"Shut up," snapped Westley. "Stop wasting my time and lean on me. The rest of us haven't been sitting idle like you. We have places to be... Things to do!" Westley threw her unceremoniously into the passenger seat and returned to the driver's seat, after flashing her a cold glance.

Gabrielle fastened her seatbelt quietly, knowing all too well that Westley was right. He took time out of his busy schedule to come back and pick her up, after all. He didn't have to do that. She thought it best to not argue anymore.

"I need to go to the Brilliance Hotel, Westley," she said, with urgency. "Please get us there as soon as you can. And, thanks... for everything." She blushed sheepishly as she added that last sentence. Gabrielle took out her phone and frantically dialed Sloane several times, but there was no answer. This upset Gabrielle and made her even more anxious than she already was.

Sloane had told her that she went to the Hall Group to look for Benny in the afternoon. So, why was she beaten up at the Brilliance Hotel tonight? It didn't make sense.

Did this have anything to do with Benny? On that note, Gabrielle called Benny.

He didn't answer the phone either. 'What is he doing?' Gabrielle wondered.

Westley drove the car fast. He glanced sideways at Gabrielle and saw the frightened look on her face. "Gabrielle..." he started.

"I know what you want to say to me, Westley," she interjected. "I had dinner with Micheal tonight only to thank him for saving my life. It didn't mean anything else. If you are still angry with me, punish me later, okay? I have to save my best friend. I'm scared she'll be in bigger trouble if I reach too late. I'm begging you." Gabrielle's eyes pleaded with Westley's.

Westley only wanted to ask her how her leg was feeling. But now it didn't seem as important. Her friend was in danger and needed their help, so that was what he would focus on right now.

He hit the pedal to the floor and sped up. They arrived at the gate of the Brilliance Hotel in a matter of minutes.

"Westley, go to the back entrance," Gabrielle uttered. She didn't see Sloane at the gate, so she figured the back entrance would be a good place to look for her.

'How dare she order me about? Who does she think she is?' thought Westley. He had never been ordered to do anything before. But it wasn't the right time to argue. Finding and saving Sloane was more important.

When they pulled up to the back, Gabrielle gasped. There Sloane was, in a fight with three voluptuous women

. And it looked like she was losing.

Before the car came to a complete halt, Gabrielle had already pushed open the door and gotten out of the car. She kicked off her shoes and ran towards Sloane's attackers. 'Those Taekwondo lessons she took with Bryce will finally pay off, ' she thought.