Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 89

Austin's proposal left Gabrielle stunned. It took her a few minutes before she could finally react.

"I'm sorry, Austin. I am currently busy and I don't even have time to meet up with you. I have something to do. I'll invite you for dinner once I settle everything, okay?" Obviously, Gabrielle had to turn him down. How could she go out to see him when her wound hadn't even healed yet? She was certain that it would only make him worry about her.

"Alright, I'll wait till you finally decide when and where we will have our dinner." He noted. He knew he had no other choice but to agree.

He didn't want to make things difficult for Gabrielle.

"Well, if you have nothing else to say, I'll hang up now." Without waiting for him to even say goodbye, she immediately hung up the phone and felt relieved. She no longer wanted to be trapped in that kind of conversation.

What she didn't know was that Austin really planned on meeting her this time. He was already waiting in his car outside Vineyard Villa, hoping that she would agree to it. But since she refused to see him, he didn't have a choice but to respect her decision.

He got out of the car, leaned against it and lit one of his cigarettes.

Halfway through his cigar, Westley's car passed by him. It was obvious that Westley saw him but still continued to drive. For a moment, he thought that Westley was going to ignore him but Westley suddenly reversed the car and stopped exactly in front of him.

Westley got out of his auto and marched towards him.

"I don't remember you living in this area. Are you perhaps planning on buying a property here?" Westley looked at him coldly.

Austin stared back at him with the same intensity. He was already in a bad mood and seeing Westley made it worse. He took another puff on his cigarette before speaking. "If there is a suitable house available, then I might consider buying one in this villa. After all, it is close to Gabrielle."

He was now aware of the reason why Westley married Gabrielle. It was because her disappointing brother took Nellie away which made it impossible for this guy to marry her. In the end, Gabrielle was forced to marry him.

To be honest, he felt irritated whenever Westley was around. If possible, he would like to push this cursed man on the ground and beat him into a pulp!

He had been asking himself numerous times, as to why did the three of them got this innocent woman involved? Westley didn't even treat Gabrielle well at all.

That made him even more furious. If Westley didn't appreciate Gabrielle at all, why forced her to marry him in the first place? He could have chosen to marry Nellie instead.

"Close to Gabrielle, you say?" Westley squinted his eyes at him.

"I don't care about what you think towards Gabrielle, but you must know that she is my legal wife now. And as long as she is my woman, I suggest you keep your distance from her. I don't want to be called a cuckold," Westley bluntly commented with a warning look on his face.

'A cuckold? A man whose wife has a sexual relationship with another man? Seriously?'

He was unsure if Westley was insulting him or Gabrielle.

Even if he wanted to do something to Gabrielle, he wouldn't dare to touch her. Aside from the fact that she was not feeling the same way, he wasn't an unethical and shameless man.

"Westley, if you do not want Gabrielle to cheat on you, then don't even dare do that to her. That is a basic courtesy. Respect Gabrielle," he forewarned him sternly.

Westley's eyes turned colder as his face darkened in contempt. "Why are you meddling with my business?!"

"I don't intend to interfere with your life! I don't even want to be associated with you in any

way. I just don't want Gabrielle to be treated poorly! You've treated her unfairly even though the ones who did wrong to you were Bryce and Nellie. You should settle this issue with the two of them." The more he spoke out regarding this issue, the angrier he became.

"Austin, no matter who should apologize for it, it's none of your concern." After saying that, Westley immediately turned around and left.