Time was a powerful catalyst, bringing two people who had never met or shared an emotional bond to fall in love.
Westley used to think marriage was a task, but after he married Gabrielle, he realized he was wrong. Marriage was full of love and happiness.
He was willing to do everything for Gabrielle. When he was with her, he didn't care about time and money, nor did he care about gains and losses.
He drastically changed from an aloof workaholic to a slave who would do everything for his wife.
It made him happy.
"Grandma, you were so cool! It was awesome!" Gabrielle cheerfully gave Miley a thumbs up.
Gabrielle really felt embarrassed. There were a lot of the Morris family members present today. She was worried when Liana persuaded her to have a child. If everyone pressured her to have a kid, she wouldn't be able to enjoy the dinner in peace.
Westley was always on her side, but he couldn't comment anything against his family. If he tried to argue with the elders, Gabrielle would suffer the blame. She would be criticized for persuading Westley to retort against the elders of the Morris family or they would think that Westley was scared of his wife.
Fortunately, Miley came to the rescue.
"How do you know I disagree with Liana, Gabrielle?" Miley said half-jokingly.
"Grandma?" Gabrielle was confused by what Miley meant.
"You see, even though I also want you and Westley to have a baby, I want to see you two love each other more and be happier. I want the little one to be raised in a loving environment. Only then the baby could grow up full of love and happiness. So, there's no need to rush," Miley explained seriously.
"Grandma..."
Gabrielle was deeply touched.
She felt happy to have an elder who loved her and looked out for her.
This kind of bond was more difficult to come by compared to getting a man who loved her deeply.
"Gabrielle, you are my beloved granddaughter-in-law and the person Westley loves. You must remember that we love you and we're family. The person who loves you will never force you to do something you're not ready for. Just let nature take its course and you will have a baby sooner or later. What I care more about is your happiness," Miley lovingly said.
Gabrielle was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
"Grandma... I-"
"Gabrielle, a person's life is his own and it should never be held by other's hands. If you don't like it, you should refuse it, and if you love it, you should cherish it." Miley shared her wisdom.
Both Gabrielle and Westley could understand what she meant, and they agreed with her.
"Grandma, we both know what's best for us. I will love Gabrielle all my life and won't let her suffer any grievances. If you keep on talking like that, I think Gabrielle will have to eat the dinner in tears. You know, it's her first time to have the family gathering dinner in our house." Westley couldn't help but tease Miley.
"Don't be so talkative." Miley rolled her eyes at Westley.
"Westley, don't make Grandma angry." Gabrielle scolded him calmly.
"See? Gabrielle is more sensible than you. What else can you do except to annoy me?" Miley huffed.
"Yes, yes. You treat Gabrielle as your biological granddaughter, but me as an adopted grandson." Westley didn't want to argue with Miley anymore.
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