Chapter 1328
Theyout of the vi was impressive. This time round, the room Heinz selected for Ernest was on
the top floor, while Maria and Celeste''s rooms were on the second floor.
Anyone could tell that Heinz had done it on purpose.
After all, a boy and a girl should live separately.
That night, after taking care of everything, Grace told Gary that they had moved and that the
custody of Celeste had been obtained by the Jones family. It was up to Celeste to change her family
name.
Gary was also surprised. He said directly to his mother, "Why did Heinz act so fast this time? Did he
really n on moving to a new ce beforehand?"
"Your father had told me about it before, but I didn''t expect it to be done so soon," Grace said, "By
the way, Gary, what family name do you think is most suitable for Celeste?"
Gary chuckled, "Just use mine."
Grace was shocked and muttered, "Well, son, is it really good for you to be so straightforward?"
"Then just ask her to follow yours," Gary said.
"It''s still the same," Grace knew what her son was thinking and sighed, "You should talk to Celeste
personally. I will just turn a blind eye to whatever you''re doing. However, why don''t you change your
surname to Jones along with Celeste? If that''s the case, your father will be happy."
"I''m not here to please him," Gary shot down, "Why do I have to care about what he likes?"
"You still refuse to call him dad?" Grace looked at her son helplessly.
Gary looked right into the camera and shook his head.
Grace had no choice but to ask, "If Celeste decided to change her name to Jones, what will you
do?"
Gary was not swayed by his mother. He looked at her and smiled, "Mom, what does this have to do
with me?"
"Well, Celeste has said that she will change her family name to Jones," Grace hinted, "You''d better
keep the Smith surname if that''s the case."
"Mom, I can easily tell that you are lying. Why are you trying to lie to me?" Gary didn''t believe his
mother''s words at all.
Grace was rendered speechless again.
"Fine, you can do as you like. Don''t say that I didn''t warn you," After saying this, Grace refused to
engage in the conversation with her son and said, "That''s all. I need to go now."
"You''re done so quickly?" Gary didn''t seem to really want to hang up.
"There''s nothing more I''d like to say," Grace said.
"Alright then."
The phone was hung up in the end.
After that, Grace went to Celeste''s new room. Celeste was a fast mover. Maybe she was able to
settle in quickly as she had been living alone all this while.
Grace was both very surprised and very satisfied.
"Aunt Smith, please have a seat," As soon as Celeste turned around and saw Grace at the door,
she hurriedly ushered her in.
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Grace walked in with a card in her hand and stuffed it into Celeste''s hand.
"Celeste, this is for you," Grace smiled.
"Aunt Smith, I don''t want this," Celeste was startled and quickly denied, "I can find a part-time job."
"You don''t need to," Grace said to her seriously, "Your current task is to learn. The more knowledge
you obtain, the more valuable you will be in the future. If you really feel guilty, you can return it to me
in the future. Is that okay?"
Celeste was very touched, but she still didn''t want to take the card.
"Celeste, I don''t have only two requests," Grace said, "Before the age of 20, you are not allowed to
participate in any social activities. After you turn 20, you should go ahead and take part in as many
social activities as you can. For now, apart from your schooling arrangements, you should try your
best to spend your time on your studies."
"Aunt Smith, I promise to study hard," Celeste promised.
"You should also take care of yourself aside from studying," Grace advised, "So, take this card. You
get equal amounts of living expenses as Ernest and Gary. I''ll transfer money to your ount
regrly, and I''ll send the password to you through text message."
Just then, the phone rang.
After taking a look at Celeste''s phone on the table, it happened to be Gary calling.
Grace smiled lightly.
Celeste grew even shyer, and she felt a little embarrassed.
This was because Grace had seen the caller.
"Pick up the phone," Grace chuckled and put the card in her hand before she turned and left.
"Thank you, Aunt Smith," Celeste had never felt such warmth, which was so considerate and
meticulous.
"You''re wee. Silly girl, go pick up your call," Grace carefully closed the door for her.
Celeste answered the phone. It was a video-call.
When she answered it, she was shocked to see Gary''s gloomy-looking face.
"You haven''t recovered from the cold?" Celeste was very worried, "Why do you look so pale?"
Gary rxed a little when he saw that she had taken the initiative to care about him. He asked,
"Have you moved?"
"Aunt Smith told you?" Celeste nodded and said, "We''ve moved to this ce now. Take a look at my
room."
As she spoke, she moved her phone so that Gary could see how her new room looked like.
Gary took a sweeping nce at the room, "It''s alright. The new room looks morefortable than
the previous one. There''s also a cab more suitable for girls."
"You saw that too?" Celeste was very surprised and giggled, "Uncle Jones'' secretary had it ordered
specially for me and Maria. It was delivered here today." "Great," Gary replied.
"By the way, is your cough getting better? Have you consulted a doctor?" Celeste asked again.
"Yeah, I went to see a doctor and took some medicine," Gary replied, "I feel much better after taking
some medicine."
"Does that mean you haven''t been taking any medicine before that?"
Since the truth was exposed, Gary confessed, "I stopped for a few days."
When Celeste heard him, she froze slightly and her gaze looked grimmer. She med herself for
this and muttered, "Are you angry? You didn''t take the medicine on purpose, did you?"
Gary avoided her gaze and changed the topic, "Oh yeah, did you sign the contract?"
"I signed it," As soon as she asked Gary, he changed the subject.
However, when she thought of the 30 million dors, Celeste felt very ufortable.
"Why do you still look sad after signing it?"
"Uncle Jones paid 30 million dors aspensation for my aunt," Celeste said softly.
Gary was taken aback and frowned, "Don''t tell me that you''re sad because of the 30 million dors."
"30 million is a big sum of money," This was indeed the reason why Celeste was in a dilemma. 30
million dors wasn''t only a form of pressure, it was also a way of Heinz and Grace''s support
towards her.
When she was at the most difficult time of her life, she was given a second chance.
"That''s just a number," Gary looked at her and was worried that she would feel depressed because
of the money. He asked, "Are you not confident in your future?"
Celeste shook her head and sighed, "No, I just thought of these things and felt warm and fuzzy on
the inside. Maybe it''s because I''m always overthinking things that I''m always so awkward."
Gary was once again taken aback. He looked at her in disbelief and said, "Do you only realize now
that you''re awkward sometimes?"