Chapter 1284


    Soon, Liam''s driver came to pick Celeste up. It was the same driver that Celeste had seen


    yesterday.


    Liam didn''te, and neither did Cindy.


    Just like that, Celeste was taken away.


    After that, Ernest and Maria had breakfast together.


    The two of them kept exchanging nces. Maria asked after some time, "Hey, Ernest, do you think


    Celeste will be taken away by someone? Is the one who came to pick her up Liam''s driver?"


    "Yes," Ernest nced at her and said, "What on earth are you thinking? Would Celeste have left if


    that wasn''t Liam''s driver?"


    "Celeste is just unprepared. That''s why I''m worried," Maria sighed, "I''ve never seen Liam''s driver


    before."


    "I''ve seen him, and I can assure you that he is the driver," Ernest replied, "It''s precisely because I''ve


    seen him that I can set my mind at ease and let Celeste go with him." "Oh," Maria was relieved. She


    finally rxed and smiled at Ernest. "That''s good to hear."


    Ernest lowered his head to eat. He didn''t seem to have much appetite seeing as he couldn''t eat


    much at all.


    Maria looked at him secretly several times. He was only eating a little and looked like he had a lot of


    worries on his mind. Maria couldn''t help but tease him, "Ernest, eat some more. You don''t need to


    abuse your stomach."


    Without paying any attention to Maria, Ernest put down his cutlery.


    Maria saw him like this and continued, "Earnest, are you worried about Celeste and Liam? Or are


    you worried about something else?"


    "Aren''t you worried?" Ernest looked up and met Maria''s gaze. His eyes were sharp.


    Maria was stunned and quickly shook her head, exining, "I''m not worried. This is just a rumor.


    Besides, only those who are familiar with Celeste know that she''s the person in the news. We''re in


    London, so it''s difficult for people to find out about her."


    "That''s what you think," Ernest was solemn. He looked a lot more livid than before.


    Maria felt anxious after hearing what Ernest had to say. She frowned and asked, "Ernest, do you


    mean that Celeste is still in danger?"


    "Don''t look down on the paparazzi''s ability. Most are able to lie in hiding for half a year to a year just


    to get some juicy scoop on a particr idol or actor. Liam was spotted by reporters in London. Just


    think about it. Do you think it is just a coincidence?"


    Maria swallowed her saliva and was a little confused.


    Ernest''s worry and analysis really hit Maria in all the right spots. She immediately lost her appetite.


    She frowned out of worry. "Then what should we do? If Celeste is discovered, wouldn''t she be


    completely void of privacy?"


    "That depends on how Liam deals with it," With a heavy look, Ernest thought for a while and didn''t


    continue saying anything.


    Maria saw his gloomy expression and furrowed brows. Ernest was obviously young and handsome,


    but the predicament Celeste was in now made him look mature and solemn.


    It seemed that Ernest''s worries were real.


    This was really a problematic situation.


    Maria also grew nervous. She stood up quickly and paced back and forth in the dining room. She


    was not in the mood to eat at all.


    "Sit down," Ernest was even more annoyed by her pacing, "Stop dilly-dallying." "I can''t sit still,"


    Mariained, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn''t have gone there with Celeste. I


    shouldn''t have let her go like this."


    Ernest looked at her andmented dryly, "One only realizes their mistakes aftermitting


    them."


    Maria pouted and shot back, "Why don''t you call Liam and ask him what they''re going to do? Aren''t


    you friends with him?"


    Ernest shook his head and sighed, "They must be very busy now. They can''t help us. The best we


    can do is not to create more trouble for them."


    "What should we do then? Just sit and wait?" Maria asked.


    Ernest looked at her coldly and asked, "Can you sit down first?"


    "No," Maria shook her head and continued to pace back and forth.


    Ernest rubbed the space between his eyebrows.


    Suddenly, the telephone on the table rang.


    Maria looked at the phone and found that it was from Gary.


    "Oh no, it''s Gary. Could it be that he knows about this as well?" Maria looked at Ernest worriedly,


    "Ernest, if Gary asks about this, what do you think we should do?" "It''s up to you," Ernest didn''t want


    to participate in the conversation between Maria and Gary. He got up, walked to the hall, and sat


    down on the sofa.


    Maria nced at him and frowned. After taking a deep breath, she answered the phone.


    "Hi, Gary," Maria tried to make her voice sound as light as usual, "Good morning."


    "How much about Celeste and Liam do you know?" Gary was straight to the point.


    Maria''s heart skipped a beat. It seemed that even Gary, who was in the United States, knew about


    it.


    Maria blinked her eyes in an attempt to phrase her words, "I saw the news just now. It''s all just a


    misunderstanding."


    "Misunderstanding?" Gary asked coldly, "How do you know it''s a misunderstanding?"


    "Because Celeste only met Liam yesterday afternoon. She even introduced him to me. Her aunt is a


    famous actress in the entertainment circle, so is there anything strange about her being acquainted


    with Liam? Besides, she was photographed yesterday because Celeste brought him to introduce


    me to Liam," Maria still attempted to summarize the entire situation for him.


    Gary was stunned. He didn''t say anything for a


    long time.


    "Liam was afraid of Celeste getting caught, so he helped her block the camera from taking her


    pictures. Yesterday, in order to avoid the reporters, they ran into thedies restroom. That''s what


    happened. It''s just a misunderstanding. Did you think it was true? If that''s true, you have some


    serious catching up to do to repair all those useless cells of yours," Maria did not n to act nice.


    Her anger at Gary fromst time hadn''tpletely subsided.


    He was so haughty and demanding. Did he really think he was almighty and that others would be


    fine beingmanded by him.


    Gary let out a sigh of relief, but he did not say anything.


    Maria frowned suspiciously, "Don''t tell me... Did you really misunderstand?"


    Gary did not reply.


    Being quiet was a sign of admitting.


    Maria immediately flew into a rage, "Are you seriously brainless? Do you think you can solve any


    problems without using your brain like this?"


    "Where''s Celeste?" Gary finally said.


    "She''s not here," Maria said bluntly, "She just left."


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    "Where did she go?" Gary tensed up in an instant. His breathing quickened as well as he asked,


    "Why did you let her out?"


    "She''s been taken away by Liam," Maria scoffed, "Shouldn''t they solve the problem since it has


    happened? If I don''t let her go, will you help her solve the problem?"


    "Even so, you can''t let Liam just take her away."


    "Hah," Maria was amused, "When you were going to study abroad in the United States, you were so


    persistent that you wouldn''tpromise at all. Now, you finally realize being apart just makes things


    complicated, right?"


    Gary was taken aback and furrowed his brows. He took a deep breath, "Maria, I''m not trying to


    quarrel with you right now."


    "I''m picking a bone with you now!" Maria vented her frustration at Gary, "Gary Smith, sooner orter,


    you''ll have to pay the price for your arrogance."


    "Okay," Gary replied, "I''ll contact Liam."


    "Up to you," Maria did not continue talking to him.


    With that, Gary hung up the phone.


    On the sofa in the living room, Ernest looked at Maria''s exasperated expression from a distance and


    did not say a word.


    After hanging up, Maria immediately called Celeste.


    Fortunately, the phone was answered.


    "Celeste, have you arrived yet?"


    "I have," Celeste replied, "I was just about to call you to tell you that I''m safe. You don''t have to


    worry about me. I can see my aunt already."


    "That''s great," Maria said, "Listen, Gary called me and asked me about you. I told him off."


    "Really?" Celeste was stunned. She didn''t sound surprised at all. In fact, she sounded pretty calm.


    "Did you guys have a fight?" The keen Maria immediately noticed that something was wrong.


    Celeste sighed, "Maria, I don''t have time to talk to you now. My aunt is waiting for me."


    "Okay, you can go ahead then. Call me any time, and you cane back at any time," Maria said.


    "Okay," Celeste hung up the phone quickly.


    Meanwhile, she had already met Cindy.


    Cindy was now 40 years old, but she still looked very young. Time did not leave many marks on her


    face since her beauty was still much preserved.


    After putting down the phone, Celeste walked up to Cindy and greeted her, "Aunt."


    Cindy''s makeup was heavy, and her red lips were very prominent.


    She looked at Celeste, her eyes dotted with colourful eyeshadow. She nodded slightly and said,


    "You''re pretty amazing. You''ve been here for just a week and you have already caused such big


    news."


    Celeste''s heart skipped a beat as she pursed her lips, "I didn''t expect this either. I''m sorry, aunt."


    "You should apologize. In order to help your friend meet her idol, Liam was photographed, and you


    were almost found out," Cindy''s tone was not very polite either.