Chapter 1263
Gary smiled and grunted in response. He jokingly asked, "Since when did my name have an extra
letter in it?"
"Huh?" For a moment, Celeste did not understand Gary''s meaning.
"You called me G-Gary. I remember my name is Gary, right?" His joyful voice could be heard clearly
through the phone''s speakers.
As soon as Celeste heard his voice, she felt her blush extend all the way from the tips of her ears to
her neck.
She whispered shyly, "Are you making fun of me?"
"I wouldn''t dare," He said.
"Why not?"
In Celeste''s mind, Gary had always been the type of person who would do whatever he wanted.
There was nothing that he wouldn''t dare to do.
"Yes, that''s right. Under normal circumstances, there''s nothing I wouldn''t do," Gary continued,
"However, there was one thing I wasn''t brave enough to do and that I regretted." "What is it?"
This immediately aroused Celeste''s curiosity.
"The night I left home, I regretted not going upstairs," Gary revealed slowly.
Celeste''s heart shook.
Then, she heard Gary''s voice again, saying, "I wasn''t brave enough."
Vaguely, Celeste understood what Gary wanted to express.
Her face turned bright red.
He didn''t daree up back then, probably because he was afraid of hurting her.
After all, a young man''s impulsiveness was inevitable.
However, he still retained his rationality.
She should thank him. Being able to restrain himself at that moment and knowing what he had to do
wasmendable.
Celeste didn''t say anything for a long time. Her mind was nk, and she was thinking about
something dimly. She didn''t know how to express this emotion in the bottom of her heart.
"Is there nothing else you want to say?" Gary didn''t hear Celeste''s voice either. He couldn''t help
calling her name softly, "Celeste?"
"Oh!" Celeste was stunned for a moment. When she came back to her senses, she realized that
she had spaced out. She quickly responded, "What did you say?"
"Are you distracted?"
"I''m sorry."
"Celeste, you promised to call me before you left. If I hadn''t called you, would you have not called
me?" Gary''s voice was slow yet slightly forceful.
Celeste''s chest tightened again. She didn''t want to admit it, but she said softly, "Well, I''ve been
thinking about the same thing. If I don''t call you, will you not call me as well?"
"So if I don''t call you, you won''t call either, right?" Gary spoke again.
Celeste grunted.
Garyughed. However, it carried a hint of helplessness.
"Are you always so passive?" He asked again, "If you are not pushed to a certain extent, you will
never take the initiative, won''t you?"
Celeste shook her head and pursed her lips, "I did try to take the initiative, but the results weren''t
very good."
In an instant, Gary understood what Celeste meant.
Celeste had taken the initiative to ask if he would go to the United States with Ernest, but in the end,
she went to Ennd with Ernest instead. This was probably the first time she ever took the initiative
in her life, but this was the results she had gotten.
Now that she thought about it, she felt as if her heart had skipped a beat.
If she had considered this earlier, would she have made the same decision as she had now?
Over the past few days, she had thought about it and found that she probably would.
It was immature to start too early.
She was afraid that if she wasn''t calm enough, she wouldn''t be able to think properly about the next
step with Gary.
Therefore, it was most likely inevitable for them to be separated.
At this moment, this result was wise, but also sad.
"Do you regret it?" Gary asked again, "The decision to go to Ennd, I mean."
Celeste didn''t answer.
Gary forced augh, "Celeste, you don''t regret it. In fact, you know that no matter what, you''ll
choose to be separated from me. Unless Ernestes to the United States, the three of us will not
have a chance to be together, right?"
Celeste''s heart sank.
Somewhere in her head, her thoughts pounded loudly.
Gary actually saw through her newfound awareness.
Celeste panicked and wanted to hang up the phone.
"Don''t hang up," Gary saw through her, "I know that you really want to hang up right now."
"Gary," Celeste called out in a panic.
"Celeste, it is also because of this that I will give you some time and space. Think about it clearly,"
Gary''s voice was deep as he said, "You''ll have time to consider it over the next five years."
"I...!" Celeste wanted to say something, but the words that were on the tip of her tongue refused to
come out.
This was because she realized that Gary was incredibly smart. He knew her decision and what she
was thinking.
This was simply too terrifying.
It turned out that the decision she made was within his predictions. Yet, she knew almost nothing
about him.
"After going to Ennd, just talk to Maria if you have any issues. That girl is smart and she knows
how to take care of herself."
Celeste was speechless.
Gary did speak to her further, but her mind had already checked out of the conversation.
Later, she had no idea either on when and how she ended the call.
She only remembered that towards the end, he told her, "I won''t give up once I find something I
love. You don''t have to think too much about it. In the future, you''re mine, and mine alone."
After hanging up the phone, Celeste''s heart was still beating wildly.
It was half past eleven.
She looked at the time. Her luggage was all packed up. There were a few big boxes, and they
needed to be checked in tomorrow.
Cindy would probably note at this hour.
Celeste initially hoped that she would meet her mother before leaving. However, she had not
expected Cindy to still be so busy.
Just then, the phone rang, and she was shocked. She thought that Gary was calling again, but
when she checked, she saw that the call was from Miss Yates.
"Miss Celeste, Miss White said that she can''t see you off tomorrow. I''ve arranged for someone to
send you off. When you arrive in Ennd, there will be someone to pick you up. I''ll send you the
specifics."
"Oh, okay," Celeste replied, "I understand. You don''t have to see me off. I can handle it myself."
"It doesn''t matter. I''ve found someone to do it tomorrow. Don''t worry."
Since she didn''t want to argue, Celeste could only nod her head in agreement.
That night, she thought she would have insomnia, but she actually fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Maria had been fuming with anger ever since Gary yelled at her.
She was still very angry when she left the country for Ennd the next day.
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With this in mind, Maria was still in low spirits when her parents sent her to the airport.
"What''s wrong?" Zachary asked his daughter with concern, "Do you not want to leave?"
Maria shook her head and sighed, "No, I don''t miss home that much."
The moment she finished speaking, she saw her father frown. Her mother''s face froze as well. All of
a sudden, she realized what she had just said.
"Well, of course, I don''t want to leave daddy, mommy, grandma and my little brother. But I''ve grown
up, so I have to go and live my own life. Don''t worry, I will call you when I get there." "Maria, you''ve
been sighing all morning," Zachary exined, "I''m worried about you."
Maria immediately stuck out her tongue. She reached out to hold Zachary''s arm and said coyly,
"Dad, I don''t want to leave you. I''m sighing because I don''t want to go."
"That''s not what you said just now."
"I was afraid that you would be worried about me just now," Maria grinned. Just then, she saw
Ernest and quickly gestured at him, "Look, Ernest is here."