Chapter 1499


    D*mn, Celeste actually forgot to call him back.


    Gary didn''t know what to say as he was both shocked and speechless.


    Since he didn''t have aeback, he could only stare at Celeste angrily.


    However, Celeste''s attention was obviously not on him. She seemed to be holding a pen in her


    hand and there was a stack of documents on the table. She was reading them as she spoke to him.


    Gary was extremely annoyed. He wished that she would pay more attention to him.


    Celeste replied as she scanned the documents. "Look at how swamped I am with schoolwork. Oh,


    do you mind if I read while we talk?"


    "I do mind it a lot, actually," Gary replied in an irritated tone.


    Celeste was surprised to hear that, so she put down the pen in her hand and looked up at Gary.


    She grinned, "Well, hurry up and spit it out if you have something to say. I need to get back to work


    after we''re done calling. I''ve been really busy these days, and I''ve tried to keep myself upied


    after you left."


    Keeping herself upied was a fantastic way to stop herself from missing Gary, so it was already


    ingrained into her daily life.


    Now, she even made a big show of paying extra attention to what Gary had to say.


    However, this made Gary annoyed and his expression was harsh. Since when did Celeste start


    being so dismissive with him?


    Celeste was taken aback by his expression, but then she immediately burst intoughter. Shaking


    her head, she said, "What the hell? When have I ever been dismissive? Didn''t I just say I was busy?


    I''m not trying to get rid of you, Gary. Plus, you told me to always tell you the truth about my


    feelings."


    Gary frowned as he looked at Celeste''s smiling face through the screen. She was sincere and open,


    but he was still rather upset for some reason.


    After she finished speaking, Celeste picked up her pen and returned to her work after she noticed


    that Gary was silent.


    Gary frowned as he narrowed his eyes at Celeste. Then, his voice was soft as he said, "Celeste, I


    miss you so much. I really f*cking miss you. Do you understand what I''m saying?" "I get it, but


    please mind yournguage," Celeste nodded calmly, as if Gary was talking about the weather.


    "I''m flying to London right now to visit you," Gary couldn''t tolerate it anymore. He quickly stood up,


    phone in hand, as he prepared to pack up and leave for London.


    Celeste paused for a moment, and she was greeted by Gary''s dashing face when she looked up at


    her phone again. Seeing how agitated he was, her heart skipped a beat as she immediately replied,


    "No, please don''te. I''m extremely busy, and I don''t even have enough time for my studies. I


    don''t think I can spend time with you if you visit."


    "I don''t care, I''ming to see you. I''ll stay for three days before I return to Boston," Gary felt like


    he would explode if he didn''t go to London, and his gaze was serious as he looked at the screen.


    Celeste sighed and shook her head in refusal, "I''m serious, please don''te all the way here. I''m


    busy, and I''ve been feeling unwell recently."


    She was obviously trying to stop Gary froming.


    Gary frowned as he initially believed that Celeste was truly unwell. Then, he locked eyes with her


    and asked, "You''re still studying when you''re not feeling well? Are you telling the truth, or are you


    just trying to stop me?"


    Celeste then admitted honestly, "Yeah, I''m trying to stop you froming here. I''m exhausted, you


    know? I applied for a lot of courses in order to keep myself upied, so I''m swamped with work.


    Look at how much work I have! I have to finish it tonight so I can hand it in tomorrow."


    "What about me? I''m your boyfriend! Are you really going to just toss me aside?" Gary retorted.


    "Well, you didn''t contact me either over the past few weeks, but you''re doing fine, right? I think you


    can hold on for a little while longer," Celeste exined.


    "Ha. So, you''re ming me for this now?"


    "I''m not ming you. I''m just trying to reason with you," Celeste raised her gaze and looked at him


    seriously for a while. Frowning, she suddenly stood up and turned around to run outside.


    Gary was dumbstruck as he realized that Celeste really seemed to be sick as her face had


    completely drained of color earlier.


    He immediately became a little anxious. He asked, "What''s wrong, Celeste?"


    At the time, Celeste was in the school''s dormitory. She lived there, so she made her way to the


    closest bathroom.


    A wave of nausea overcame her as she hunched over the toilet and retched, but nothing came out.


    When she came back, her face was pale and Gary was concerned. He immediately said, "I''lle


    to London now to see. What''s wrong? What happened to you just now? Why is your face so pale?"


    "I''ve been a little tired and stressed out recently. I''m afraid that I really wouldn''t have the time to be


    with you if you insist oning as I have a lot of things on my te right now. I don''t know what''s


    wrong, but I feel exhausted," Celeste replied truthfully.


    "Exhausted?" Gary couldn''t figure out what was going on, so he became even more worried, "What


    should we do? I''ll ask Uncle Logan to call a doctor for you."


    "Don''t worry about it. I''ll go for a medical checkup after I''m done with my schoolwork. I''ve already


    completed some of it, and I actually want to go to Boston after I''ve finished all of it. So, it''s better if


    you don''te to London."


    Then, she raised her head and looked at Gary, who seemed awfully surprised, "You''reing to


    Boston?"


    "Yeah, I''m going to visit you. I''ll have a week off after I''m done with my work. This time, I''ll go to


    Boston and see you. You won''t turn me away, right?" Celeste asked.


    "Why would I? If you want toe, then be my guest. I''ll even show you around," Gary replied


    immediately.


    Celeste smiled when she realized that Gary did not refuse her, and she seemed much more


    rxed, "Okay, I''m going to bed now."


    "Hey, you have to go and get yourself checked tomorrow, and you have to tell me where you''re


    getting it done. If not, I''ll fly to London right away."


    "Fine, as you wish, boss," Celeste chatted with him for a while more and then hung up the phone.


    The next day, Celeste went to the hospital for a check-up, and she subsequently found out that she


    was pregnant.


    The news was like a bolt from the blue, and she had a hard time believing it. Celeste discovered


    that she was pregnant three weeks after Gary left.


    When the two of them were together, Gary would sometimes forget to wear a condom if he got too


    carried away. Did she be pregnant just because of that?


    Celeste couldn''t help but stroke her lower abdomen, and a myriad of emotions raced through her


    mind.


    She was pregnant, but the baby came at an extremely inconvenient time. Wasn''t this too


    early?


    "What should I do?" She thought.


    Celeste was caught in a dilemma.


    Of course, she wanted to keep the baby, but in order to do so, everything she worked so hard for


    would grind to a halt.


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    Furthermore, the doctor told her that her body wasn''t in the best shape, and she had some


    hormonal imbnces that might affect the fetus. Hence, she might need to terminate the pregnancy.


    Celeste spent some time frantically asking the doctor questions before she left with the medical


    report in her hand.


    She spent a long time sorting out her emotions as she didn''t want to tell Gary about this. If she did,


    who knew how he would react?


    She didn''t know whether Gary would want this child or not.


    How would he feel if he knew they had a baby together? God, they weren''t even 21 yet!


    Hence, Celeste was very nervous.


    Meanwhile, Gary had been waiting for Celeste''s call. The longer he waited, the more anxious he


    became. He had no idea what was going on with her. Had she already gone for her checkup?


    In the end, he caved into the urge to call her. By then, Celeste had returned to her home in Oxford.


    She mustered up her courage and answered the phone as calmly as possible.


    "What''s going on, Celeste? Have you gone for your checkup?"


    Celeste smiled and replied, "There''s nothing major going on with me. The doctor said that I might


    have pushed myself too hard, so my hormones have kind of gone haywire."


    "Wow, you even thought to check on your hormones?" Gary asked in surprise.


    Celeste smiled as she forced herself to remain rxed, "Yeah, I did that just to be safe!"


    "What did the doctor say?"


    "He told me to get some rest, and that I should go back for another checkup in a few days to get a


    clearer picture of the situation."