Chapter 1313


    Celeste shook her head subconsciously.


    She was very uneasy at that moment.


    She was just pretending that she was fine.


    However, she had no other choice. She didn''t want to put herself down. There were some things


    that she had to face.


    If she kept telling herself that, she would fall for the lie she created soon enough.


    She wanted to make herself look fine. Time after time, she ignored her feelings and told herself that


    everything was alright.


    After a long time, she believed it.


    Indeed, her life was alright.


    Meanwhile, Grace thought that the two children were acting really weird. She thought that maybe


    they were embarrassed speaking to each other while an adult like her was in the room.


    Being a sensible person, she immediately said to Gary, "Celeste, Gary, you two can talk first, I''ll


    come back in five minutes. I just remembered that Uncle Jones asked me to help him with


    something. I''lle back in a moment."


    Five minutes, Grace reminded them.


    She gave them five minutes to talk without anyone judging them nor interrupting them.


    After that, Grace left.


    The sound of the door mming shut could also be heard from Gary''s end of the call.


    Celeste held onto the phone and felt even more awkward. The atmosphere between them was very


    weird and strange.


    She and Gary were the only people left in the conversation. She bit her lips and her gaze drifted


    away from the screen from time to time. However, she would always return to look at the screen.


    However, when she turned to look at Gary again, she found that Gary was staring straight into her.,


    as if he was going to devour her alive.


    Celeste found it hard to breathe.


    "We still have another four and a half minutes," Gary suddenly brought up. The coldness in his tone


    had dropped a few degrees, as if he was reminding her of something.


    Celeste panicked and replied softly, "Gary, I''m sorry."


    Gary let out a cold scoff but didn''t say anything.


    "I know you''re mad, and I am aware that what I said that day hurt you, but I really didn''t know what


    to do," Celeste mustered up her courage and continued, "You should prioritize your health first,


    alright?"


    She felt guilty and worried after seeing his ashen expression and how he kept coughing.


    Grace had been caring for her and even helped her with her difficulties, but she actually caused


    Gary''s health to deteriorate.


    She felt even more remorseful about it.


    "Are you caring about me?" Gary''s tone was still cold and indifferent.


    Celeste was taken aback by his question. She stared at him and nodded some timeter, "Yes, I


    care about you."


    "Who do you think you are?" Gary''s tone was louder and more aggressive.


    Celeste was once again left dumbfounded. She was exasperated as she sputtered, "Gary, you''re so


    childish, aren''t you? You''re in a terrible shape right now. You can''t even recover from a simple


    cough, but here you are, questioning who I am to care about you. Who do you think I should be to


    be concerned about you?"


    Gary was slightly stupefied. He probably didn''t expect Celeste to refute him in such a way. It


    seemed that she had quite a bad temper as well.


    At the same time, her gloomy face looked livelier than before.


    However, Maria''s words were still lingering in his ear.


    Celeste was not joking about what she told Maria.


    Hence, Gary was still annoyed.


    "So you admit that you care about me."


    "I do care about you. Your mother also cares about you. Don''t let her worry about you so much,


    okay?" Celeste changed her approach.


    "You''re not my mother," Gary retorted.


    Celeste frowned and shot back, "I am your ssmate."


    "Say that again," Gary''s tone grew deeper.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Celeste felt her heart skip a beat. She could tell that he was upset again. Very, very upset.


    She always had a hunch that if she continued to chide him, this young, arrogant man would spite


    her even more.


    After holding back for a while, Celeste stared at him and said, flustered, "I''m a ssmate that you


    kissed. Are you satisfied now?"


    This time Gary was really taken aback.


    His gaze was fixated on Celeste, a hint of warmth emerging from his gaze.


    "Another two minutes," Gary nced at his watch.


    Celeste understood what he meant. He was reminding her that Grace would be back in a moment.


    Celeste had plucked up her courage and said those words very shamelessly. She had never


    thought that she would ever say such things out loud in her life.


    Seeing how calm andposed Celeste was, Gary was about to throw his phone away.


    "Do you have nothing else to say?"


    "Take good care of yourself," Celeste added, "Have a speedy recovery."


    Gary was very disappointed and hoped that she would say something else. However, Celeste


    seemed very shy and didn''t continue.


    "What else?"


    Celeste shook her head. Seeing that Gary was frowning, she asked, "What about you? What do you


    want me to say?"


    "Think about it yourself."


    Celeste shook her head and answered, "I have no idea what you have in mind. Since you refuse to


    tell me, what about you? Do you have anything you would like to say to me?" "One more minute,"


    Gary reminded her again.


    Celeste grew agitated due to his constant reminder. Her fingers tightened around Grace''s phone.


    "You haven''t answered my question. If you don''t answer me, I''ll hang up," Celeste''s tone was low


    but determined.


    Gary was stupefied. He fell silent for a moment.


    Celeste felt that the wait was long and torturous. She gradually lowered her gaze.


    "Celeste, look at me," Gary finally said.


    Celeste looked up and stared straight into his eyes.


    The next second, she heard Gary say, "Of course I hope that you''ll always be my ssmate."


    Her heart jolted.


    When she heard this, she was inexplicably disappointed.


    But then, Gary added, "The ssmate that I can kiss whenever I wish."


    Oh god!


    All of a sudden, Celeste''s face turned bright red.


    Her blush spread all the way to her ears.


    Gary did it on purpose.


    He chose to say this at the veryst second, making her feel embarrassed.


    Celeste also knew what he meant.


    Gary still wanted to continue his rtionship with her.


    However, he didn''t say it directly.


    Celeste pouted, "Gary, you''re the most arrogant boy I''ve ever met."


    "So what? You like it very much, don''t you?" Gary smirked smugly. His gaze was locked onto her


    eyes as he asked, "What about you? What''s your answer?"


    Celeste felt helpless. She knew that her time was up. If she answered him, it was likely that Grace


    would walk in at any moment and discover her.


    She couldn''t say anything.


    She was still blushing, and she felt that her whole face was going to burn.


    "If you don''t speak, I''ll take it as a yes," Gary was very sharp. He could easily manipte others


    because of his intelligence.


    Celeste''s eyes suddenly widened. She didn''t expect Gary to still have ways to make her blush


    despite herck of answers.


    "You...!" She really didn''t know how to respond.


    "Let''s talk in privateter," Gary smirked.


    Meanwhile, there was a knock on the door.


    Celeste was startled and hurriedly said, "Pleasee in."


    Grace pushed the door open and came in. Seeing as Celeste was blushing, she instantly


    understood what was going on. She turned to Celeste and asked, "Do you guys want to continue


    talking?"


    Celeste shook her head immediately, "It''s alright, Aunt Smith. We''re done talking."


    As she spoke, she passed the phone back to Grace. However, she did not dare to give the screen


    another look.


    After Grace received her phone back, she found that Gary''s eyes had lit up.


    She took a guess before turning to Gary and said, "I''ve told your father that you''ve caught a cold. I''ll


    have him arrange you a butler and a nanny to look after you."


    "There''s no need to," Gary refused hurriedly.


    "Then I''ll go back to my room and you can tell your father yourself," Grace shot a smile at Celeste


    and left the room with the phone in her hands.


    Celeste''s face was still crimson. She covered her face with both hands, wondering if Grace had


    seen how flushed her face was.


    Now, she felt that her agitated heart seemed to be even more restless.


    At the same time, she was at ease.


    This was such a contradiction.


    After Grace returned to her room, she continued where she left off with Gary, "Seeing that you look


    so energetic after talking to Celeste for only five minutes, I assume she''s the antidote to your


    sickness?"


    Gary knew immediately from his mother''s words that Celeste must have identally gave it away.


    He smiled calmly and answered, "Mom, you look no different from any other ordinary woman when


    you gossip."


    "Of course, I would be the same as others when ites to gossiping about my own son," Grace


    admitted coolly, "So, you''re indirectly agreeing to what I said about you and Celeste?"


    "Mom, you''re also admitting that you''re gossiping about me like that. Be careful that Heinz will feel


    that you''re annoying after seeing you like this," Gary dodged the question.


    "Who dares to im that?" Just then, Heinz''s face appeared in the camera, "I also want to be part of


    the gossip. Why don''t you answer your mother''s question?"