Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 393

Westley drove them directly to the Hotel Crystal Palace. It was the only one in Antawood which had an underground restaurant.

Other restaurants preferred to build a large aquarium in their hotel. In it they would raise all kinds of marine creatures. Visitors could enjoy watching the creatures and have delicious food at the same time.

But Hotel Crystal Palace was different. They had built the main part of the hotel under the sea.

The whole sea had become their aquarium. It provided a serene ambience to the visitors to watch the marine creatures in their own habitat. How splendid the scene was!

There was an underwater corridor of nearly a hundred meters, which led from the main part of hotel to the restaurant. Walking through the glass corridor, they could see a variety of fish swimming over their heads.

The scene was so spectacular that words failed to describe it. The splendid view astonished Gabrielle.

“Westley! This is so beautiful. Just incredible!”

Gabrielle exclaimed when she saw the fish swimming above their heads. Suddenly she was startled, when she saw a shark lurking above her head.

“Eh? Are you scared?” Westley asked gently. He was holding her hand firmly.

“No! I think it’s too spectacular.” Gabrielle wasn’t scared at all. She found it indescribably beautiful and stood wide-eyed.

Gabrielle had been to various aquariums earlier. But for the first time she saw marine creatures at such a close distance.

The underground marine restaurant of the Hotel Crystal Palace was an amazing place. As she stood watching it all, she was mesmerized. Being a part of the wonderful scene, she couldn’t help marveling at it.

A few years ago, when the hotel was completed and opened, people needed to book their tables three months in advance. Besides, it was not affordable for ordinary people.

For a common person like Gabrielle, there was no chance to make a reservation.

If it weren’t for Westley, she would never have been able to get into the hotel and marvel at the wonders she saw.

“Do you like it?” noticing the smile on her face, Westley asked. He knew how much she liked this place, but wanted to hear it from her mouth.

“Yes! I like it a lot!” Gabrielle beamed with excitement as she replied to him.

“Great. But which one you like more, me or this place?” Westley asked her in a mischievous tone.

Gabrielle was taken aback as she hadn’t expected him to ask such a question. She was stunned at first, and then chuckled. “Well, the answer has to be, you!”

Westley was satisfied with her answer and held was divided into small portions like ball rooms. Each of them had a table, and was enclosed and private. They looked like very beautiful from a distance.

People would feel quite comfortable in such a romantic space.

“C’mon, let’s have a seat first.” Westley pulled the chair out for Gabrielle in a chivalrous manner. He was being the perfect gentleman.

Gabrielle didn’t want to sit down at all. She thought it was a waste to sit and not observe the beauty of their surroundings. She would rather stand to get more of the spectacular view of the sea waiting for her to be seated, Gabrielle sat down.

The room seemed like a crystal ball hanging in the air. It was made of glass, which was even at the bottom. The ball room seemed to have transparent ceiling and floor.

Therefore, as soon as people took their seats, they could see the fish swimming under their feet. It was a very new experience for Gabrielle.

“Westley, look! There’s a clown fish under my feet.”

“I saw an octopus!

There! See there! It’s a shark. Do you think it can hit and damage the glass?” Gabrielle started to feel worried now.

Westley was amazed by her simplistic behavior. She was really a girl with fertile imagination. How adorable!

“Don’t worry! It’s a special glass which can resist the impact. They would not have taken the risk and put it in the comforted her and tried to put all her worries to rest.

“You are right! But it is actually t

hrilling. The idea of a shark coming and hitting the glass is enough to give anyone goose bumps.” Though she was scared a bit, Gabrielle’s face hardly carried the fear. With eyes wide open and a grin across her face, she seemed to be filled with excitement only.

Westley was glad that he picked the right place. He had been worried, while he drove all the way, that Gabrielle wouldn’t like it.

Now, he could tell for sure that she loved it more than he had imagined.

“So, what would you like to eat?” Westley asked as his eyes started scanning the menu.

“You can go ahead and decide. You know that I’m not a picky eater.” Gabrielle was not in the mood to order anything now. She couldn’t keep her eyes away from the fish floating all around her.

Thus, she didn’t care about the food or anything else.

Seeing that she was too engrossed with the view, Westley didn’t ask her any more. He ordered a couple of dishes for them.

From the time Gabrielle had stepped into the restaurant, she did not spend even a single moment to talk with Westley.

As moments passed, it started to make Westley very upset. Indeed, he wanted her to be happier, but he also wanted her to show some care and concern for him.

“Well, Gabrielle, the dishes have been served. Let’s have dinner first. We can check it later when we go back to the room.” Westley cut a slice of steak from the tray and placed it on a plate. Then he handed the plate to her.

Instantly, Gabrielle stopped staring at the fish and began eating the steak.

“Thank you, Westley!” she said. Gabrielle was grateful to him for what he had done for her.

Westley had taken so good care of her. And she understood why he was so concerned about her.

“If you really want to thank me, fix your eyes at me instead of others,” Westley replied. There was a hint of grievance in his words and tone.

‘Well, this man is jealous of the fish now.’

Gabrielle couldn’t help giggling to herself silently. ‘How can Westley be so cute but stingy?’

“Okay. Actually, it’s the first time I have been able to see such a beautiful and spectacular sight.” Gabrielle expressed her feelings seriously.

To be honest, she realized that she had paid too much attention to the fishes.

‘How could he blame me for that? Fishes are adorable.’

“Well, I can bring you here whenever you want to.” Westley promised Gabrielle.

Westley was the man who wouldn’t make any promise arbitrarily, but once he did, he would definitely fulfill it.

He was a man of his word.

“As a matter of fact, many things give a fresh feeling when you feel them for the first time. They bring people the experience of direct excitement. But if you do it or face it too much, you’ll get bored. Anyway, we don’t need to come over here often. It would be nice to keep it fresh.” Gabrielle analyzed rationally and spoke in a thoughtful manner.

What Westley liked the most in her was the manner in which she was rational. Even if she lost control of herself for a few moments because of the excitement, she was able enough to quickly recover from it with her rationality.

“I respect your thoughts, Gabrielle. So, whenever you want to come over, just tell me.” Westley wanted to match up to all her needs and fulfill all her requirements.

In Antawood, no other man could satisfy others’ every need and requirement, except Westley.

Gabrielle certainly knew about that.

“Great! I will surely let you know, if I want to come here in future.” Gabrielle nodded her head in agreement.

She wondered about Sloane. Next thing to do was to bring Sloane there for the wonderful scene.

She remembered the time when the place was putting advertisements on hoardings in the city. The two girls didn’t even want to blink their eyes after watching the advertising video. Both of them had decided that they must come and see it in future.

It was a pity that in all these days, they hadn’t been able to make a reservation. They couldn’t because they did not qualify as they belonged to the not-so-high social status. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

But now things were different. Gabrielle had Westley so she could bring Sloane there anytime.

She was extremely happy by just thinking about it. Now, she just hoped that Sloane would get better soon.

It had been so long, after all!