Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 70

Gabrielle was reluctant to explain about her reason of marriage with Westley. She had no idea how to explain to Mia that this marriage was just a mere atonement not even a marriage of common interests.

"I guess so!" The newly married Gabrielle was trying her best to keep this topic simple and plain to lose Mia's interest. She wanted to escape herself from this conversation and save her from the question being raised but Mia was very persistent.

"Love at first sight," Mia exclaimed. "How romantic! I wish I could experience something like that." Mia sighed at the fantasy being narrated to her.

Mia was drowned into the fantasy of falling in love at the first sight with a hand over heart, a giddy excitement spreading over her chest.

"What about Cayden? How is everything going on between you two?" Gabrielle was quick to divert the attention from her unhappy marriage life. The more the conversation proceeded the more agony and depression was dawned on her.

"What about Cayden? Oh please! The only reason I liked him in the past was because of our friendship since childhood. I really thought he was innocent. Why do you think I would ever be with a playboy like him?" She crossed her arms as she sighed with annoyance. "You know what? Can we please not mention that scumbag anymore? Just saying his name out loud is infuriating to me. My brother almost cut off our relations with the Murphy because of him," Mia muttered with annoyance.

After her falling off with Cayden, there wasn't any rational reason to continue contact with them. Mia was happy to oblige.

"You both were childhood sweethearts and that should mean something." Gabrielle looked at her with a relieved smile. She was just glad that Mia's attention was no longer on her, and the conversation was already diverted from her own relationship.

"We're definitely not childhood sweethearts, more like childhood friends." Mia quickly averted her gaze when she mentioned that. She didn't want to admit it, but she had fallen for Cayden before. Driven by lust and the fantasy of true love, she believed that Cayden would be her soul mate. She was blind to the fact that he was horrible for her, and that was a fact she would never be able to let go.

"Were you pregnant when you jumped off the bridge?" Gabrielle didn't realize the reality of the situation before. She was out of her mind when it happened.

"Well, no, it wasn't true," Mia rejected immediately. "It was just my drunken rambling. I was so angry when I came to know he was marrying someone behind my back. I couldn't think straight. I said to spite him." She paused with a sigh before continuing, "Anyway, that's all in the past now and I've cut all ties with him. Good thing I've realized what he really was before it was too late, though. And I know I'm still young. Lots of fish in the sea and all that. I'm sure I will find someone better than him." Despite everything, Mia held her head high. She had already processed what she had gone through, and she learned everything life had taught her till now.

Gabrielle admired Mia's attitude and she appreciated her for her positive decisions.

"That's definitely true. Look at you. You are pretty both inside and out. You will definitely have good men lined up for you." Gabrielle felt bad for her and wanted to be there for her. But looking at Mia she realized that was rather pointless. 'Mia is a self-dependent person. She doesn't need comforting in this matter, ' Gabrielle thought to herself.

"I know, right? I'm smart and pretty. I could do so much better than disloyal Cayden," Mia announced as her face bloomed with confidence.

Realization suddenly dawned on her. If she had truly loved a person, it wouldn't be easy to let them go, and Cayden hadn't crossed her mind in a long time until tonight.

"Gabrielle, I'm feeling good right now. Would you like to drink with me? My treat." She gestured to the waiter and quickly ordered a bottle of one of their most expensive wines for both of them.

"Mia actually I have to drive tonight-"

"Oh, come on. If you drink too much, I will ask my brother to drop you or you can stay with me. Now just drink with me please." Mia poured the wine into a glass and handed it to Gabrielle, not allowing any time for her to argue further on this matter.

"Okay fine," she exclaimed in defeat. "Just a little bit." She couldn't help but notice the agony she felt today. Drinking a little bit was not a bad thing.

"Cheers!" G