Chapter 1546


    "Aren''t we talking about Celeste and Gary now? Why is it bing a story about us again?" Every


    time that issue was brought up, Heinz was flooded with shame and regret. All he could do was try


    his best to change the topic so they wouldn''t dwell on the shameful matters of the past.


    "Well, you were the one who brought it up. It never crossed my mind till then," Grace shot her


    husband a look, then quickly returned to the point at hand too, "Ernest, what on earth happened


    between Gary and Celeste?"


    Grace naturally hoped that Ernest could tell her all that he knew for she was worried about Gary


    and Celeste''s rtionship.


    However, Ernest just shook his head and said, "Mom, I don''t know the specifics. Celeste and Gary


    didn''t say anything. All they said before was that they broke up and were just friends. That''s all."


    Grace frowned, beginning to feel concerned.


    Seeing his mother''s anxiety, Ernest immediately reassured her, "Mom, they''re all adults. Don''t worry


    about them. I believe they can handle their own rtionship." "Who knows," Grace sighed.


    "Mom, Celeste willingly returning here this time is more than enough to prove her deep love for


    Gary. I think it''s best if you and dad feign ignorance," Ernest suggested, "Besides, Celeste was fine


    with sharing a room with Gary. They''ve probably already made up."


    "Celeste is a considerate woman. Maybe she just felt bad about having to reject it. As for whether


    they''ve made up, we have to keep observing them," Grace was helpless to do anything about it, so


    she could only nod, "We can only hope that they have settled their differences. I really don''t know


    why they would break up again."


    Heinz looked upstairs and spoke quietly, "Maybe they aren''t suited for each other."


    Grace and Ernest were flummoxed; they both swiveled to give Heinz shocked looks.


    Seeing their baffled stares, Heinz exined, "Gary is an extremely egoistic boy who thinks the


    world of himself, whereas Celeste seems to be a considerate girl who puts herself down. She isn''t


    strong enough yet."


    "Even though they''re dating, it is a long-distance rtionship after all. The distance naturally creates


    problems, in my opinion. Just wait and see. They may have settled the score this time, but there''ll


    still be problems between them in the future."


    Grace frowned at that, "Gary has always been the taciturn sort, while Celeste is an exceptionally


    naive girl too. Because of their personalities, there will always be friction between them. Let''s hope


    that they will learn to treasure each other. We shouldn''t be too pessimistic. Let nature take its


    course."


    "I''ll go and see if all the preparations are done," Heinz said, wanting to head to the funeral home


    first.


    Grace immediately said in reply, "I''ll go with you."


    "You haven''t had enough rest," Heinz said softly, "You rest at home. There will be many guests


    coming in the afternoon. You''ll need to deal with themter. It''ll be draining."


    "You can''t handle it all yourself either," Grace looked at her husband worriedly, "You haven''t had a


    good rest or slept well recently. You''re not in any better condition than me."


    "Mom, I''ll go with dad," Ernest suggested as he nced at his parents, "Don''t worry, I can be of use.


    I''m sure I can handle the things that you entrust me with well."


    Grace instantly seemed pleased at her son''s suggestion. She eyed her son, who was now as tall as


    his father, and sighed, "Okay, go with your father. Take good care of him."


    "Sure, mom. Don''t worry, I''ll look after him," Ernest promised.


    Grace exchanged a look with her husband. They both knew that their children were now grown and


    were filial. They would help their parents when necessary.


    Just as Grace was about to leave, she saw Lowell entering from outside.


    "Don''t worry, I''ve made all the necessary preparations at the funeral home. There is no need to go.


    You can go there at noon after you''ve gotten a good rest. We can just go for the memorial service,"


    Lowell said.


    Grace was baffled, "Lowell, when did you go?"


    "I left before six in the morning. I went to watch them embalm our dad. It made him look better,"


    Lowell replied.


    Heinz and Ernest were about to leave initially, but they stayed upon hearing what Lowell said.


    The group then sat down together.


    Grace suddenly had an idea. She asked, "Lowell, do you know anything about Gary and Celeste''s


    rtionship?"


    Lowell reeled in shock. He peered at Grace, "From which aspect?"


    "Their breakup," Grace answered, "Celeste returned today and arrived just this morning. She''s with


    Gary at the moment."


    Lowell was thoroughly surprised, "I thought that their breakup this time would be final. I didn''t think


    that they''d get back together again."


    "Why does it seem like you know a thing or two about this?" Grace gave Lowell a hard look, "Is


    there something you know that we don''t?"


    "There is. Gary disappointed Celeste, who suffered a woman''s greatest misfortune for him.


    However, she told me not to tell anyone about it, so my lips are sealed. You''ll know about it if they


    willingly bring it up," Lowell could only try to hint at it.


    Heinz''s eyebrows knitted together in a frown as soon as he heard that. He quickly asked, "So are


    you going to keep us in the dark too?"


    Lowell pursed his lips and kept silent.


    "Lowell, am I or am I not your sister?" Grace pressured Lowell with their rtionship.


    Lowell was in a dilemma, "I really can''t tell you anything, Grace."


    "What would be a woman''s greatest misfortune?" Ernest suddenly recalled the phrase that Lowell


    had used.


    Heinz''s expression sank as he spected, "A forced abortion?"


    Grace''s eyes flew wide open. A bad premonition settled in her heart.


    Lowell''s eyes had also gone wide. He nced at Heinz, and asked, evidently surprised, "How did


    you manage to guess?"


    "Is that really the case?" Grace stood up, her face stern, "That d*mned Gary. He actually forced


    Celeste to abort her child."


    "Grace, it''s not what you think," Lowell immediately got up too and lowered his voice, "Calm down. It


    was an ident."


    He thought that he was not going to be able to keep it a secret any longer.


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    He really felt sympathetic and sorry for Celeste, so he didn''t deliberately try to hide it from everyone.


    He hoped that they would all treat Celeste better.


    Grace eyed Lowell and asked again, "Tell me, what really happened?"


    Lowell could only tell them everything he knew.


    After they heard his story, Grace nced at Heinz. A bitterugh left her lips, "Oh, so it runs in the


    family."


    Heinz felt powerless at Grace''s words. He argued weakly, "This has nothing to do with me, okay?


    I''m innocent."


    "There must be something wrong with your genes," Grace said firmly, "No one should say anything


    about it. Let''s all just pretend that we don''t know anything about this. Keep it to yourselves."


    She was afraid that it would be too much pressure for Celeste to handle.


    Her and Heinz''s grandchild was gone just like that.


    They were sad, but there was nothing they could do about it.


    Ernest was also miffed. He could not find the words to say for a long while. It turned out that Celeste


    had encountered such a tragedy. No wonder she looked so terrible.


    Finally, Ernest said, "Mom, I think we should prioritize nourishing Celeste''s body. She really does


    look very thin."


    "Right, right. I''ll take her to a doctor tomorrow for aprehensive examination so she can make a


    full recovery," As she said that, she shot Heinz a disgusted look.


    Heinz felt even more helpless. All he could say was, "I''ll make all the arrangements. I''ll get her the


    best doctor."


    Grace let out a soft snort.


    Heinz frowned, vexed. He then vented with no little anger, "Why don''t we just castrate Gary? It will


    save us all the pain."


    Ernest was shocked. He subconsciously shut his legs together tighter. What sort of father was


    Heinz?


    Grace was equally horrified, "Heinz, aren''t you his father?"


    "His surname is not Jones. Besides, I still have two other sons to give us heirs. Why don''t we just


    get him to go for a vasectomy?" Heinz continued.


    Lowell was struck speechless for a second. He hurriedly said, "Heinz, let''s drop it. Gary knows what


    he''s doing. I promised them not to tell you about this. Since you know about it now, you should treat


    Celeste better. Men won''t really be affected by this sort of thing. The one who suffers the most is the


    woman."


    Ernest nodded, "I agree."


    "What a scumbag Gary is," Grace couldn''t resist cursing under her breath.


    Helplessly, Lowell could only try to diffuse the situation, "Grace, he''s just too full of himself."


    "Yes, the same as Heinz," Grace said again, "Your brother was very self- righteous and shameless


    back then as well."


    Heinz was inmed once more, "Can you not embarrass me like that?" "No, you''re shameless,"


    After saying that, Grace turned and shouted, "Butler, go brew us some ginseng soup."


    The butler ran over in a daze. He did not know what happened to Grace. Why was she suddenly so


    enraged?


    Lowell immediately butted in, "Grace, what if Celeste''s condition gets worse because of it?"