Lock You In My Heart novel Chapter 90

The villa had been overgrown with weeds and everything was in a state of disarray. Sophie and Gabrielle tried as much as possible to put the place back in shape and also beautify it. Sophie never expected Gabrielle to be a strong girl, but she had proved her wrong and impressed her in the last three days by enduring all the hardships that came with beautifying the new home all over. She didn't complain even when her hands got blisters or when her arms were cut by the blades of the overgrown weeds. She just bandaged the injuries, put on her gloves, and continued working cheerfully.

Actually, it was her resilience that made Sophie worried about her. 'How could she pretend all was well with her and keep working with so much vigor?' she thought to herself.

"I couldn't have done this without you, Sophie. The praise has to be attributed to the both of us, you know," Gabrielle said as she smiled at her with sincerity.

Just then, their lively chitchat was interrupted by a car driving closer towards them. The car was painted silver and Gabrielle knew that she had seen the car somewhere before. She stood up immediately she recognized who the owner of the car was.

"How nice it is to see you here, Dr. Remy. What brings you here?" she greeted him warmly as soon as he got off the car.

At first, when he got out of the car, he thought he was at the wrong place. The house in front of him was tidy and well-arranged unlike how it was some days before. He didn't even recognize them in the gardener's suits they wore and sun hats covering their heads. He would have left immediately thinking that he was in the wrong place if Gabrielle had not called out his name.

"Gabrielle? Sophie? What are you both doing here?" he asked them in surprise. He was totally confused.

"God!" he exclaimed. "Was it you two who cleaned up the compound?" he asked as he looked at the both of them in surprise. He didn't need an answer from them to know that they were the ones who arranged the whole place. The dress they had on had already given them out.

"Of course. Do you think we did well? Just the both of us did the job, Sophie and me." Gabrielle raised her head and told him proudly.

"Well done. You have done well. I didn't expect that you would know a whole lot about gardening. I now have a better impression of this rich young lady." He said this sincerely. He was neither flattering her, nor being sarcastic.

"Stop flattering me, Dr. Remy. I have never been a rich lady. I have always been interested in tending a garden, growing flowers and plants since I was very young. It would be such a waste of good soil to let this place be overgrown with so many unwanted plants. Besides, I don't have anything else to do. Let me just finish clearing out the weeds and then plant some flowers and fine plants. The garden will look so beautiful." She didn't hesitate to say what she had in mind. She beamed with smiles as soon as she said it.

On the flip side, he agreed with her. When he was here a few days ago, he felt that the villa was cursed because the weeds there were as tall as a human being. There was an eerie feeling around the house and he didn't want to hang around. But now, the house looked much more pleasant to look at after all the weeds had been cleaned up.

"This place looks much more beautiful and homely now," he complimented with a smile.

"On a lighter note, Dr. Remy, what brings you here? I asked you before, but you didn't give me any reply," she asked him with curiosity.

"Actually, it has been three days since I last saw you. I'm just here to see if everything is all right with you. How are you feeling now? Any pains?" he asked her directly without beating around the bush.

"I'm fine. There's nothing serious. I've been taking the drugs you prescribed for me and they have been quite effective." She showed him the injuries on her face healing up nicely.

"Let's go inside and I'll check them for you. The remaining weeds can be attended to tomorrow. For now, you need to have a good rest. I'm very sure you've worked hard enough for today." He held her and directed her inside.

"He's right, Miss Jones. You've been hard on yourself these few days. You had better listen to Dr. Remy and try to rest so you don't break down. Also, allow him to check the wounds and blisters on your hands. I noticed that there are a few on your hands that you covered with your gloves," Sophie cut in.

"You have blisters on your hands?

Let me have a look at them." He urged her to take off her gloves.

"It's not serious at all. Sophie is just getting herself worked up over nothing." Although she complained for a little while, she took off her gloves obediently and showed him her hands.

There were about four to five blisters on her light-skinned palms. It didn't take him so long to drain all the blisters of their juice.