True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 1405

Early the next morning.

It was still relatively early when Celeste woke up. Judging by the color of the sky, dawn just broke.

She stared at the ceiling in a daze. She recalled staying up late last night and not being able to sleep. In the end, she was forcefully put to bed by Gary.

He hugged her and threatened her that if she didn't sleep, he would keep hugging her.

She thought that she would have insomnia, but after being held by him for a while, she fell asleep until dawn.

Celeste was a little annoyed. She didn't know when Gary fell asleep, but she assumed that Gary must have hugged her for the whole night.

At that moment, when she turned her head, she realized that Gary was not by her side. He wasn't in the room either.

She got up and washed up. Feeling under the weather, she took some medicine and changed into an outfit from her suitcase.

She checked the time on her phone and calculated the time difference. Then, she chose to make a call to Maria while Gary wasn't around. The call was quickly connected.

Maria's voice was heard, but no joy could be heard from the tone of her voice. It was even a little hoarse as she greeted, "Hey Celeste."

"Are you okay?" Celeste was shocked. Usually, Maria was always energetic. However, she sounded a little spiritless now. Celeste couldn't help but worry.

"I'm fine. What about you? Are you and Gary doing well?" Maria asked.

Intuition told Celeste that Maria seemed to be hiding something from her.

Celeste didn't want to vent to Maria for fear that it would affect her and said, "We're doing well, but why do you sound so weak?"

Maria was stunned. After a few seconds, she asked, "You can tell that I'm unhappy?"

"How long have we known each other?" Celeste smiled, "I wouldn't be your friend if I couldn't tell your emotions from your voice, would I?"

"You don't seem to be very happy, either. We are friends, best friends, as a matter of fact," Maria sighed.

Celeste was stunned. The two of them chuckled at each other through the phone, "Yes, you can tell if I'm not happy too."

"I'll go first then," Maria said, "I met Liam."

"You saw each other so soon?" Celeste was a little surprised. She recalled what Maria had said about Liam's attitude. Due to the matter involving her aunt four years ago where he had chosen to take her aunt's side, Maria was furious towards Liam. This affected the way she had treated him after that.

Over the past four years, Maria went to London University to study because Liam was there.

Although she didn't admit it, Celeste was no longer as naive as she was at 16. She understood matters revolving around relationships and how girls reacted to them.

For a girl, it was not easy to forget a person.

She knew that Maria's feelings for Liam had never changed, but the feelings were hidden deep in her heart.

"Maria, if you like him, just face him bravely. Don't hold yourself back and don't blame him for supporting my aunt four years ago. Those things have long passed. If you are worried that I will blame you for being loyal to him, I'll feel guilty. I hope you will be happy."

Maria's eyes were red- rimmed when she heard

Celeste's words.

She was touched.

Perhaps she was depressed because her parents were not at home and her relatives were not by her side. Hence, she was feeling moody and emotional.

She opened up and admitted, "Yes, I do like him. My feelings for him have never changed. I've always liked him. In fact, I feel upset when I don't see him. However, I feel even more upset when I meet him." Celeste, of course, understood what that feeling was.

She was experiencing the same feeling.

When she couldn't see Gary, she was so worried. However, they could still video call each other, which was still a source of comfort for her.

However, now that they were physically together, her heart was still filled with sadness and jealousy because he cared about other women. His actions were a disappointment to her.

That was especially true for the day before when he said that he was with Janice. When she heard about it, her heart shattered to pieces.

Similarly, she felt uncomfortable when Gary wasn't by her side in the morning.

Alas, there were some things that needed her to be rational.

"I understand." Celeste struggled to tell Maria and empathized with her, "Just like Gary and I."

"No, it's different," Maria immediately explained, "Celeste, Gary likes you, but Liam doesn't like me at all."

Celeste paused for a moment before saying, "Maria, Gary may seem to like me, but life is long. He might not have realized that he likes someone else more."

For example, Janice Simpson.

"What? Did he fall in love with another woman?" All of a sudden, Maria realized that Celeste was implying something in her words.

Celeste quickly denied, "No, it's just a hypothesis."

"You gave me a fright. If Gary were to fall in love with another girl, I wouldn't be able to believe in love anymore. If the stubborn Gary was ever distracted, nothing in this world is worth believing in," Maria replied.

"Don't be so pessimistic," Celeste comforted her immediately.

She didn't want Maria to have such thoughts, so she could only say some white lies to not burden Maria, who was already disappointed.

"He's a decent person. Liam isn't bad either. He's a person who knows how to be grateful. He stood up for my aunt before because my aunt had raised him. He didn't want to suspect my aunt's character. Since I'm a stranger to him, it's totally understandable," Celeste went on to say.

"No, you're not a stranger," Maria immediately argued, but she stopped in her tracks. She didn't dare to go on. She didn't dare to tell Celeste that the girl in Liam's heart was none other than Celeste herself. "Yeah, I'm just a friend, not a good one either," Celeste chuckled, "Everyone has their own opinions. It's normal for Liam to have such actions. At that time, I just didn't want to have any contact with people my aunt knew, so I was indifferent towards Liam."

"Now that I think about it, I realized I was too selfish. Maria, I'm sorry. I didn't take your status into consideration at that time and I didn't help you."

"No, don't apologize!" Maria felt guilty as she didn't expect Celeste to apologize to her. She quickly clarified, "Celeste, it was a smart move of yours to not be friends with Liam."

Celeste felt that Maria was being considerate. She laughed, "So if you like Liam, go for it. A brave girl may be a different experience for boys."

"What do you mean?" Maria frowned. For a moment, she did not understand the meaning of Celeste's words.

Celeste thought of Janice, who was brave.

The dazzling and brave Janice had attracted Gary's attention.

Gary liked Janice very much. In other words, he felt differently about her.

"Brave girls easily attract men. It's the same in the animal kingdom. Dazzling females will always attract the attention of the males, and those obscure females probably won't be seen by others. Even if the males are aware of them, they will feel bored after some time."

"Celeste, do you mean that you're going to support me in pursuing Liam?" Maria was surprised.

"Of course I'll support you. If you like him, then go and try your best to make him fall in love with you. Even if the result turns out to be fruitless, at least you won't regret it if you've worked hard," Celeste advised seriously.

"Moreover, there's no guarantee that there'll be a bad ending for the two of you. Who knows? Maybe you'll live happily ever after."

"Celeste, have you changed?" Maria laughed in surprise, "I feel that you are fearless now. You have become so courageous."

Celeste's heart tightened a little because she had lost everything.

Right now, she had nothing at all. She had given her virginity to Gary already.

Hence, she had nothing to be afraid of.

"Thank you, I will be brave as well. In any case, you must give it a try," Celeste said.

"But I...," Maria was still hesitant, "I don't know how to. He looks really depressed now."

Celeste thought for a while and helped Maria to analyze her situation, "Maria, Liam is a person who values relationships. When he is at the lowest point of his career, someone that helps him would probably become his biggest benefactor."

"Are you saying that I should try to save his career?" Maria instantly understood what Celeste meant.

In fact, she had the same thought, too.

It was also the same reason for her trip home.

"With your family's ability, I think you can help him. Only your father and Uncle Jones can thwart my aunt's company from silencing Liam," Celeste replied.