Lock You In My Heart



Bryce was already in a bad mood, and now, seeing that Tobias was on the side of Gabrielle and Westley, his mood became even more sour. "Dad, let's eat, shall we?" Gabrielle ignored Bryce and tried to persuade Tobias. She didn't want the current peace to be affected by him. "Gabrielle, you know damn well that the Jones family doesn't welcome you at all. So, why did you come here?" Bryce questioned unhappily. "Bryce, although I'm not the biological daughter of the Jones family, I was raised by Mom and Dad. Technically, I'm also the daughter of the Jones family. This is my first year after I got married, so isn't it natural for me to bring my husband back here to celebrate the festival with my parents? If you really don't welcome us, don't worry. We won't ever come back in the future," Gabrielle responded in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant. After all, there was no need for her to come back to this house anyway. Now, she had a husband who loved her and cared for her very much.

What was more, the home that Westley gave her was much warmer than the Jones family. She just came back here because of Tobias's request and considering the fact that she had lived in the Jones family for twenty years, she knew that she couldn't be ignorant.

"Gabrielle, why do you talk like that? Your brother is just talking nonsense. Don't listen to him. The Jones family will be always your family and you are our daughter. You can come back at any time." Tobias immediately disrupted their conversation as he felt that it was getting out of control.

For the sake of the future of Jones family, he had to treat his daughter and son-in-law well.

If Bryce ruined his business out of will, he would not spare him easily.

"Dad, I know. I was just kidding with my brother. How can I be serious with an injured man like him?" Gabrielle spoke in a slightly contemptuous tone. It was obvious that she was bluntly discriminating against Bryce, who was an injured man.

Hearing this, Bryce howled, "Are you trying to piss me off?" However, at last, receiving Tobias's glare, he had to suppress his anger and have lunch with them.noveldrama

Besides, since it was family reunion, he didn't want to argue with them either.

"No, why would I bother to piss you off? We came back today to celebrate the festival with you guys. We want to have a good meal and nothing more," Gabrielle retorted calmly.

Bryce stared at her and asked seriously, "Do you mean it when you said that you will take care of Nellie and the baby?"

Bryce knew that no matter how much he hated Westley and Gabrielle, he was still vulnerable since Nellie was in their hands.

Therefore, as long as they could promise that Nellie and the baby would be fine under their care, he could actually try to calm down and interact with them well without exploding in anger. After all, he could do nothing except that for the sake of Nellie.

"Of course, I don't carelessly give out my words. If I want to protect someone, I will make sure to do so. So, if you don't want anything to happen to Nellie and her baby, then don't ask for any trouble and stay far away from the Collins family." Westley stated his conditions coldly. His tone revealed that it was not a request nor was he open to discussion. It was a demand. If Bryce couldn't follow it, then he shouldn't blame him for being rude. "Huh? Why do I have to stay away from the Collins family?" Bryce furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he didn't understand what he meant. "Nellie is the daughter of the Collins family. Do you want me to stay away from the Collins family because you want me away from Nellie? Don't tell me that you are hiding her to threaten me." Even though Bryce didn't understand, he bellowed angrily.

"Let's have lunch first. Let's put aside other matters for now. Today is the first time that Gabrielle and Mr. Morris came home to celebrate the festival with us. Cheers!" Tobias immediately interrupted as he raised his glass.

"Excuse me, I have to drive after this. I'll just replace wine with water." Westley calmly spoke and raised his glass as well.

"Oh, sure."

Even though the bickering session of the two sides had ended, everyone had their own thoughts during the meal. So, it was silent and the meal didn't look like they were celebrating festival at all.

After dinner, Westley and Tobias went to Tobias's study to privately talk about the project in the south suburbs. Meanwhile in the living room, Bryce sat on the sofa alone with a bitter mood.

Gabrielle was pulled by Wendy to sit next to her who looked too enthusiastic to chat with her. Her attitude was completely different from the prev ious events. It was clearly because of the hundreds of millions of order brought by Westley to Jones family's business.

Sure enough, humans were truly slaves when it came to the matter of money.

"Gabrielle, it's all your credit that Mr. Morris gave such a big order project to our Jones family." Wendy expressed her happiness while looking at Gabrielle in admiration.

For the sake of the benefit of Jones family, she didn't seem to mind the fact that Bryce got injured because of Westley anymore.

"Mom, it has nothing to do with me. Westley gave out a hand out of kindness, that's all. Whether the Jones family can accomplish it or not depends on my dad's ability. Now that such a good opportunity has been given, I hope he tries his best. After all, everyone knows how many people are coveting that project." Gabrielle didn't have the intention to accept such a worthless flattery from Wendy.

By now, everyone had revealed their truth faces and nature. She knew that it was best to get along well with each other since they all knew the real temperament of respective people. However, she didn't want to hear any flattery and sugar-coated words from the other party. If her blunt attitude sounded offensive, she didn't care either. There was nothing to lose even if they couldn't get along well with each other.

"Of course, I understand. The total investment in the water project of the south suburbs is estimated to be over ten billion dollars, and it will greatly benefit the electricity of several nearby regions. Naturally, a lot of people would do anything to participate in this kind of big project. Rest assured, I will definitely let your father work hard in order to win the qualification for this project. How can we let Mr. Morris down?" Wendy firmly spoke with a smile on her face.

At this time, Bryce perked up and asked, "Mom, what are you talking about?" Before leaving Antawood, he was the vice president of the Jones Group. He was in charge of a lot of important projects. However, ever since he came back injured, he hadn't gone back to work. Naturally, he didn't know about the current projects of the Jones Group, but he more or less heard about the water project in the south suburbs.

This project had been popular in the business circle before. The data of it had been released from the second half of the year before last year. And just last year, it was officially open to the public bidding, and the Morris Group managed to get a hold of it.

The Morris Group established a cooperative team later and everyone wanted to take part in such a large project.

At that time, the Jones Group didn't even dare to think about it. After all, they knew that they didn't have the qualifications to be a participant. However, now, the situation was entirely different. Westley, the CEO of the Morris Group, had now become the son-in-law of Jones family. Thanks to that, the Jones Group, which could be termed insignificant compared to others, had become the Morris Group's family. What was more, the Jones Group even would receive a benefit out of it as they had a share of this project.

"Bryce, can you imagine what gift Mr. Morris and Gabrielle have given to your father? It's the contract for the water project in the south suburbs. Due to that, the Jones Group finally has the qualification to participate in such a huge project. Once we really make the most out of it, our company will be able to achieve a lot of prosperity only by this project. In the future, I bet even the Collins family will have to ask us for help," Wendy explained with an expression filled with overjoy.

Currently, the Collins family's business and reputation were much better than the Jones family's. So, they looked down upon the Jones family and treated them like they were inferior to them by looking at the fact that they were unwilling to marry their daughter into the Jones family.

Wendy was naturally arrogant and proud. So, she couldn't bear such treatment from the other party. Now, since there was hope for them to improve, she began to imagine the day when she would become superior to the Collins family.

At that time, things would turn around and the Collins family would have to beg them to let Bryce marry their daughter.

Just by the thought alone, Wendy felt extremely elated.

"The water project in the south suburbs? Is Westley really willing to let Jones Group participate in such a big project?" Bryce didn't doubt that Westley would offer such a project to them, knowing that he was such a decisive person. Instead, he doubted the ability of his family. He wasn't sure if the Jones Group would be able to accomplish it.