Westley glanced at the location and found that Gabrielle wasn't at Champs Hotel. He had driven her there earlier.
'Why is she near the central street right now?'
Thus, Westley decided to call her.
"Westley? What's up?" Gabrielle answered.
"Why are you there?" he asked.
Gabrielle leaned against a lamppost at the pavement in order to relax herself.
"Nothing, really. I just wanted to shop around the area. Are you about to get off work?" Gabrielle responded.
Naturally, she wasn't going to tell Westley that Jackson kicked her out of the car. It would be too embarrassing to admit something like that.
Westley was her husband.
She was worried that he would make trouble for Jackson if he were to find out that Jackson kicked her out of the car.
Mentioning it would be totally unnecessary.
"Stay there. I'm going to your location." Having said that, he disconnected from the call.
Gabrielle stared at her phone and smiled. 'Westley is really worried about me, huh?'
Not long after, she found a bench nearby and sat down, waiting for him to pick her up.
About half an hour later, he finally showed up. His towering height cast a shadow above her.
"I'm here, my love," said Westley.
"Hi there, stranger, are you asking me out?"
Gabrielle asked with a straight face.
Upon hearing her say that, Westley was stunned for a moment before he realized what she meant.
She was role playing with him.
Aside from her fanciful dreams of becoming a jewelry designer, she also had an interest in acting.
"Hey there, Miss Beautiful, wanna have dinner with me?" Westley played along with her game.
Suddenly, Gabrielle burst into laughter. She never thought that someone as stern and standoffish as him would play along with her crazy theatrics.
She initially assumed that he would refuse to play these games.
"Why do you want to ask me out?" Gabrielle was quite enjoying this game.
If Westley hadn't played along with her show, she wouldn't have been so into it. Now that he was going along with it, her interest was ignited even stronger.
"I can do anything you want. Just say the word." The way he was looking at her was filled with affection.
Westley stood before Gabrielle while she was sitting on a bench. It was as if they were merely talking about business on the roadside.
If someone were to look at them and see their backs, that person would immediately assume how handsome Westley was, and how beautiful Gabrielle appeared. This couple was so attractive that passersby couldn't resist the urge to look at them.
"People are looking at us," Gabrielle said to him.
"Isn't this what you wanted?" Westley teased with a smirk.
"I don't like it. You're very handsome, Westley, and I'm the only one allowed to look at you. Come on! I'll treat you to dinner tonight." Gabrielle reached out for his hand.
She then raised her head and saw the smile on Westley's face.
In all honesty, this was the first time he had seen Gabrielle like this, and her influence on him was too great.
The sound of her voice was tantalizing, and the look in her eyes was incredibly tempting. Whether it was just acting or it was real, he never imagined that Gabrielle had a side like this.
Westley was astonished.
It seemed that his wife was full of surprises.
"I'm really fine. Why are you so worried about me? Look at me. How could I not be fine? Besides, I don't want to make you worry about me." Gabrielle appeared to be indulging herself in this role play.
'I'm just going to let her enjoy it,' Westley thought to himself as he picked her up and put her into the car.
"Where are you taking me?" asked Gabrielle as she sat on the passenger seat.
After sitting down on the driver's seat, Westley glanced at her. "Didn't you say that we're going on a date? I'll take you someplace where you'll enjoy this role play even more."
Upon seeing the disheartened look on his face, Gabrielle couldn't help but laugh.
'He's so amusing to watch,' she thought.
She had seen some videos of couples who were roleplaying.
In order to keep their relationship fresh and reignite the spark between couples, they would usually play all kinds of roles every day. This method increased the fun in their lives together, and improved a couple's relationship.
Gabrielle thought it would be interesting. She wanted to see if someone as aloof and standoffish as Westley could play along with her antics.
She believed that a man like him would never participate in a role play.
But to her surprise, he played along and even acted better than she did.
"Great! I'm looking forward to where you're taking me!" Gabrielle clapped her hands in amusement.
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