True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 1724

Celeste had finally woken up.

After washing up, she changed her clothes, then went downstairs with Gary while holding hands.

"Aunt Smith, Uncle Jones," Celeste greeted them from the stairs.

Grace and Heinz turned around simultaneously. Both of them looked in the direction of the stairs in surprise.

"Celeste, you're finally awake." Grace broke in a smile, relieved to see Celeste.

Heinz also heaved a sigh of relief. He said to Grace, "Look, what did I say? She's fine. She just took a long nap. You've been worrying too much. See? She's awake now. Celeste, if you still didn't wake up, Grace would've gone crazy."

"I'm sorry for making you worry," Celeste quickly apologized when she reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Come, sit by my side." Grace held her hand and looked at her carefully with a smile. "Good girl, it's good to see you awake. Gary, hurry up and tell the butler to serve the dishes. Celeste must be hungry." "All right. You guys continue chatting. I'll go and inform the butler." Gary motioned for Celeste to sit down before walking out.

Grace carefully sized Celeste up. All the worry in her eyes was now replaced with joy.

"How do you feel?" Grace asked, looking at her.

"I'm okay. I've had enough sleep," Celeste answered sheepishly. "I didn't expect I'd be so useless and sleep for so long."

"Who says you're useless?" Grace replied with a solemn expression. "Don't say that in the future. You're amazing."

"There's no need to praise me. I'm aware of my incompetence." Celeste lowered her eyes in embarrassment.

"You did so well, so we have to praise you. I'm not the only one who thinks so. Heinz and Alex have also praised you for your bravery," Grace insisted. She was distressed by Celeste's diffidence. She guessed that Celeste's lack of confidence probably stemmed from the fact that she did not have a warm and encouraging upbringing.

Celeste lowered her head and blushed.

When she recalled what she had done, she broke out in a sweat. At that time, she had not given it much thought.

But when she thought about it now, she realized she probably would not have the courage to do it again.

Worried that Celeste would be embarrassed, Grace shot a look at Heinz, who had not said a word. "Say something, Heinz."

Heinz smiled and glanced at Celeste before saying, "Celeste, you did well, so don't feel bad about it. Lift your head."

His words sent Celeste's heart fluttering. She did not expect that they would lavish praise on her.

She thought they would not approve of what she did.

On the contrary, they were trying to comfort and cheer her up.

She took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to lift her head and look into Heinz's eyes. Seeing the warm smile on his face, she was relieved. The softness in Grace's eyes deepened.

She gazed at Celeste and held her hand before saying reassuringly, "Look, Heinz also said that you were great."

"Thank you. I'm sorry for not informing you in advance before I took action this time," Celeste said, feeling the urge to explain herself. "I wasn't thinking straight."

"It's okay. You did a good job." Grace replied encouragingly.

Celeste felt that Grace was truly a big- hearted mother.

Her generosity and tolerance toward others lifted the spirits of those around her.

"It's good that you were able to make that decision," Heinz remarked as he leaned back, looking relaxed. He was relieved that Celeste had regained consciousness and was all right. It was also good news to him because Grace would no longer be fretting over Celeste and risk affecting the baby in her belly.

Then tension and worry were all gone. Looking at Celeste, he smiled and said, "Celeste, you don't have to worry so much. Relax. Everyone in our family has their own thoughts and opinions. Grace and I have always been advocates of personal freedoms. Therefore, we don't consider it a problem if you have your own ideas and act on them. Conversely, we're glad to see that."

"Really?" Celeste was a little dumbfounded. In the past, she had to report everything to Cindy or ask Cindy's assistant.

And she had not broken the habit in the past four years.

Heinz allayed Celeste's concern immediately. "Of course. As the eldest daughter-in-law in our family, won't you get bullied by your other sisters-in-law in the future if you aren't decisive and plucky enough?"

Celeste flushed in an instant.

She felt a little shy to be referred to as the eldest daughter-in-law.

It made her blush with embarrassment.

Grace nodded. "Although Heinz's words might sound scary, they make sense. After you marry Gary, you'll be their sister-in-law. You have to be fearless."

Celeste nodded. She was grateful that they had given her a lot of useful suggestions and were considerate of her.

But she could not help feeling embarrassed.

Heinz added, "Being the eldest daughter-in-law won't be easy, but feel free to do whatever you think is best in the future. We'll support you. If you mess up, we'll help you clean up. Don't worry, just do what you have to do."

Celeste was touched, and her eyes reddened at once.

She felt that Heinz sounded like a forbearing father.

No. Celeste told herself.

He was indeed a father, through and through.

He was dignified, tall, kind, and open-minded.

She had never experienced the love of a father and a mother previously, but she now had the privilege of experiencing it with the Jones family.

Not only the love of parents, but also the love of siblings.

She had an unfortunate life, but she was lucky to have found the Jones family.

Touched by their actions, she felt herself tearing up.

Seeing that, Grace hurriedly said, "Goodness, why are your eyes red?"

Celeste looked down and wiped her eyes shyly.

Before she could answer, Gary returned.

As soon as he heard his mother's words about Celeste's reddened eyes at the door, he got worried instantly and asked loudly, "What's wrong? What did you say about Celeste?"

Celeste subconsciously turned her head to look in the direction of the door and saw Gary walking over.

He was gazing at her anxiously. The worry in his eyes was obvious.

Without giving Celeste a chance to speak, he quickly went to her side and crouched down in front of her. His heart ached as he looked at her reddened eyes. Then, he turned to his parents while asking, "What did you guys say about Celeste?"

"It's nothing like that." Celeste tugged at Gary's sleeve hurriedly. "It's not what you think. I was moved to tears. Don't make such a fuss."

Gary was speechless when he heard that.

He was stunned for a moment, then he looked at his parents awkwardly.

Heinz pouted impishly. "Don't tell me that being in love has addled your brain. Where has your sanity gone, my dear son?"