The villa Slater had rented temporarily for them was located in a high-end resort area, which had beautiful scenery.
There were many villas in Thailand that were open for rent for high-class tourists to spend their vacations conveniently. The environment here was not only friendly and beautiful but also there was a full set of security system. This way, one could both enjoy the vacation at ease and feel ensured about safety as they rested.
After a general tour around the place, Gabrielle was satisfied with the villa.
For a temporary stay, this place was more than nice enough.
After that, Gabrielle wrote down a list of what she needed and handed it to Slater. Then, Slater and Remy drove to the supermarket while Gabrielle was urged by Westley to go upstairs so that she could have a rest.
She was forced to lie down on the bed, but she was not sleepy at all. With wide eyes, she said with a pout, "Westley, it's okay. I'm not very tired. In fact, I wanted to go to the supermarket by myself so that we can buy some clothes to change. After all, we left in a hurry and didn't bring anything with us."
Perhaps it was because she had been outside while going back and forth the whole day that she felt hyperactive. There was no way she could sleep like this.
"How could you not be tired? Be good. It's five o'clock now. You have to at least sleep for an hour. When Slater comes back with ingredients, I will wake you up so that we can cook dinner together. You need energy since Wilson and Bonnie will also come tonight to have dinner with us. Tomorrow night, they will go back to Antawood. After dinner, we can go to the mall nearby to buy things we need, okay?" Westley persuaded patiently.
Westley's attitude towards her now was as if he was coaxing a child, which amused Gabrielle.
"Wait, Wilson and Bonnie will come here tonight? But I thought they were still on their honeymoon trip." Gabrielle's expression looked curious.
She had thought that the two would go back to Antawood directly from their honeymoon trip for the national holiday. She didn't expect that they would come back here instead.
"Bonnie misses Tammy, so they ended their honeymoon trip early, just in time to have dinner with us tonight. We had planned that we would return to Antawood with them together, but now based on the situation here, it seems impossible. I'm sorry, Gabrielle, we may have to delay our return again." Westley really felt sorry for Gabrielle, thinking that she would be disappointed.
"Westley, don't say that. It's not your fault and it doesn't really matter. After all, who would have known that something like this would happen to Nellie? We can't predict what would happen in the future or change what had already happened. Since there's nothing we can do, we can only stay here a bit longer. We can go back any time when Nellie wakes up and her condition has stabilized." Gabrielle wasn't actually upset or disappointed at all. All she felt was concern for Nellie and the baby.
She had experienced a lot of things in her life, including the problems she had to deal with when she got to the Jones family. All of these experiences gave her a gentle, reasonable and tolerant temperament. She held the belief that "when life gives you lemon, you have no choice but to make lemonade."
"God sent you to my side and that's more than enough for me. For that, I will always be grateful to him and I can endure whatever he has to offer in my life. I won't blame him," Westley muttered while looking at Gabrielle in the eye emotionally.
"It's the same for me, too." Gabrielle agreed and lay in his arms happily.
She really felt thankful towards God for sending this man to her. Due to this, she didn't feel much resentment about twenty years she spent while suffering.
"So, can you just close your eyes and have a good sleep now? Mrs. Morris?" Westley raised his eyebrows and asked in a gentle tone.
"On one condition though. I can take a nap if you sleep with me," Gabrielle said, put her arms around his waist and playfully trapped him before pressing her face closer to him, feeling the other's breathing brushed over her.
"Okay then, I'll sleep with you." Westley kissed her forehead and held her tighter, patting her head gently.
Perhaps it was because she was indeed too tired, or maybe she felt at ease in Westley's arms, Gabrielle fell asleep soon.
Never taking his eyes off of the woman who was sleeping soundly in his arms, Westley's heart softened.
Westley slept with her for an hour as he promised, then he carefully pried off her hands around his waist and got up. Seeing that she didn't seem to have been woken up by his movements, he felt relieved and went downstairs to prepare dinner.
Slater and Remy had come back from shopping. In addition to buyin
g the things Gabrielle asked for, they also bought wine and some snacks for tonight.
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