Hearing his words, Gabrielle was first dazed for a moment and then smiled.
"Mr. Morris, sometimes your insecurities are justified, they do spice things up at times. But don't overdo it, okay?" Gabrielle reached out and pinched his hand, like a petulant brat.
This kind of behavior did not anger Westley in any way. Instead, he took Gabrielle's hand into his palm.
"About that, it all depends on you, Mrs. Morris. If you can mention other men before me fewer times, then I'll be less jealous," Westley said, pinching her nose.
Gabrielle didn't have much of an option since she wanted no trouble. She took her husband's advice.
Mr. Morris was proficient at shifting blame.
"Mr. Morris, let's talk about that some other time. We are here for Nellie. She ought to be okay now, right?" Not knowing what crime would be imposed on her, and seeing where things were heading, Gabrielle changed the topic instantly.
"The doctor said that everything is okay for now. But they will have to run a series of tests after she's up tomorrow, to be sure," said Remy calmly.
That was all he knew as far as Nellie was concerned. Besides, she fell seriously this time and had been drugged with sleeping pills. The dosage wasn't high, but it was alarming. Whether the baby would be fine could only be determined when she woke up.
At that point, the doctor said they were alright.
Remy hadn't much to explain on Nellie's condition since he was not a gynecologist. He knew what he knew because he had talked to the gynecologist.
"I'm hoping she'll be awake by tomorrow. Don't allow anything else to happen to her and the baby." The least Gabrielle could do was to pray.
Only God knew everything else.
Nellie's baby meant a lot to Westley. It was his best shot at drawing a well-defined line between him and the Collins family.
Westley's plan would be in vain if the baby didn't make it.
Gabrielle also had her share of worries. For her own reasons, she hoped Westley would be completely done with the Collins family.
"Nothing is going to happen." Westley held Gabrielle's hand tightly.
"You have my faith. Do you believe she will bless her sister and the baby in heaven?" said Gabrielle, with little hesitation.
They knew Gabrielle referred to Helena, who had passed away five years ago.
"Of course, she will. They were so close to each other, were it not for that, I'd have disagreed to get engaged to Nellie. I agreed because to me taking care of her sister would be a way of compensating her." Westley spoke up. When the Collins family asked him to get engaged to Nellie, he was fifty-fifty about it. Putting into consideration how much love Helena had for Nellie when alive, and how she worried that Nellie wouldn't find a man to treat her well, he agreed. He barely had feelings for Nellie, but he'd take care of her child all in the name of Helena.
Nonetheless, Nellie wasn't convinced. She decided to escape with another man befo
re their wedding.
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