Westley took Gabrielle to the commercial street in the central area of Bangkok and strolled around the place together.
Gabrielle breathed in fresh air and said, "It's really nice to finally go shopping like this, Westley." The two walked down the street leisurely with their fingers interlocked. Both had relaxed and happy smiles on their faces.
In this unknown street, they didn't have to concern about anyone recognizing them as each of the pedestrians was totally stranger to them.
Thus, they could stay at ease and not worry about anything at the moment.
Gabrielle's heart felt satisfied and inexplicably happy as she strolled around on the street with Westley while entangling their fingers.
"Do you like it?" Westley asked softly while protecting her from being bumped by strangers.
"Yes, I really do enjoy this. They don't seem to know that you're the CEO of Morris Group. It's so nice to be just an ordinary person even if it's for a moment." As Gabrielle spoke, she looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.
"Gabrielle!" At that time, Westley suddenly halted and put a bit pressure on her hand to stop her as well.
"Huh? What's wrong? Is there any danger?" Gabrielle was startled by a hint of urgency in his tone, making her think that there might be something dangerous happening.
Even though she appeared well on the surface, what happened in the forest had actually cast a shadow on her mind. She found it hard to get rid of the foreboding feeling she felt at that time.
She would have some overreactions subconsciously from time to time. It could be seen that she was traumatized by the past events.
"There's nothing dangerous. I just want to suggest that we should make it public when we go back home. How do you think, Gabrielle?" standing in front of her, Westley asked while observing her reaction.
"Make it public? You mean our relationship?"
Of course, Gabrielle had thought about it countless times. She expected for people to know about them sooner or later. However, she didn't expect for Westley to bring up this matter this soon.
It was so sudden for Gabrielle that she was caught off guard.
Westley nodded and smiled, holding her hand tighter. "Yes. What do you think about it? After announcing, we're going to hold a grand and holy wedding ceremony. I promise to give you the best wedding a woman could ever have in her life."
'Not only we are going to announce it to the public but also we will hold a ceremony?' Gabrielle thought. All of these were making her feel overwhelmed at this second.
She was a bit frightened by what he had said, so she responded, "Westley, I hope you can think it through carefully before making any decision. There's no need to rush it. We still have a long way to go in the future anyway."
"Gabrielle, did I scare you? Or is it because you don't want to let others know we're married? Are you afraid?" Westley questioned intently.
It wasn't that Gabrielle didn't like the idea of letting others know about their relationship.
She didn't expect Westley to think that she was unwilling. She was willing, but she just wasn't ready for it.
"It's not like that. I do want people to know, but I haven't properly prepared myself yet. You brought it up so abruptly that I got a little frightened, that's all," Gabrielle explained immediately while waving her free hand.
"Gabrielle, our relationship is stable and we are content with each other. What's more, we have even experienced life and death situation together. If we are not making it public now, when? This is our best chance, Gabrielle." Westley gazed into her eyes and stated his thoughts.
Gabrielle's heart was moved by his words. He was right. They were wholly connected and committed to each other even after experiencing so many things together. In fact, their relationship became stronger the longer they were with each other. How many couples could be like them?
They both were indeed a treasure for each other.
"I know it's a good time to do this, but I feel like we should discuss it after we get back to Antawood. I just want to leave room for us to consider if there is any change at that time, you know." Gabrielle advised Westley in a very gentle tone.
After thinking for a while, Westley chose to believe her. He knew that she refused to listen to his suggestion, thinking that it was not the right time.
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