True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 2045

Gary stared fixedly at Lowell, but he found nothing out of the ordinary. He muttered to himself, "Could I be overthinking things?"

Lowell looked back at him steadily and Gary couldn't help but frown. Perhaps he had thought too much.

"Is that so? I thought he knew about this. You rushed over looking for me, so how did you know that Janice would be back?" Gary asked.

"I was just guessing. Janice will replace a way here by hook or by crook. How could she let you stay here for two months?"

Gary nodded. "I guess you know Janice very well. By that reasoning, she definitely wouldn't let me stay here for two months without doing anything."

"So, we must be careful and not allow her to cause any trouble," Lowell warned Gary.

This was what Heinz asked Lowell to tell Gary.

Lowell chose his words carefully for fear that he'd give away the fact that Heinz knew about this.

It was hard for him to lie, and he was in a terrible mood.

Although this lie was for the greater good, it was still an uncomfortable experience, "She's back." Gary looked out at the inky night sky with a piercing look in his eye, and he radiated a dangerous aura. "I can't confirm which flight she took, but I know she chartered a plane."

"She's really here?" Lowell was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. He felt rather relieved, frankly. It seemed that Gary knew about this long ago, and he acted very swiftly to replace out more information.

However, Gary ignored him as he continued staring outside. His next words were said very slowly. "What a bad omen."

Lowell forced a smile. Gary was right.

Janice was bad news for everyone, and all of them wanted to avoid her.

Gary narrowed his eyes as he thought about the matter.

"Can you replace Janice's flight?" Lowell was worried as Gary remained silent.

"Yep." Gary did not hesitate at all. This was something he had to do. He had to replace it, or else he would be forced to be on the defensive.

What happened before was completely out of his control, and he couldn't afford to dawdle again. He had to strike when the iron was hot.

After Gary finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Lowell and asked, "Why did my father see you today?"

"Your father?" Lowell froze for a moment. Then, he smiled and said, "Your father is just concerned about me. He's still nagging at me to get married. He wants me to get a girlfriend. First, it was your mother's nagging. Then, your father. They took turns bombarding me with instructions to get a girlfriend."

"Well, replace one then," Gary replied.

Lowell gave a wry smile and said, "I don't have a good eye for women. Before I improve that, I can't just replace any random woman. What if I meet someone like Janice again?"

"Then it's not a matter of your taste. It's more about your luck," Gary replied.

"Yeah, that sounds more like it," Lowell chuckled.

Gary did not ask any more questions. It seemed that he no longer had any doubts about things.

Lowell secretly heaved a sigh of relief. When Gary had asked him about it earlier, he was almost scared to death.

Lowell seemed to remember an important question. "Oh right, why are you out here on your own?" "You're asking me why I'm out on my own when I've found out that Janice is coming back? Do you think I'll take Celeste with me? Wouldn't she replace out then?" Gary questioned.

Lowell was stunned. Gary was right, Celeste couldn't know about this.

It seemed that Gary did not want Celeste knowing about Janice's return. Initially, Lowell had thought that something had happened to the both of them.

Lowell immediately felt guilty. He always worried about Gary and Celeste's relationship, but alas, things turned out this way.

He apologized. "Sorry, I didn't think it would be like this."

"If you don't have anything else to add, you can leave now." Gary pursed his lips. "Let me be alone for a moment."

"Oh, okay." Lowell nodded. "I'll help you look into Janice's flight when I get back."

Lowell got out of the car before Gary could say anything else.

He turned around to look at Gary before reluctantly leaving. From the looks of it, he was truly worried.

Gary didn't send him off either as he was frustrated to his core.

His relationship with Celeste was already in jeopardy. They'd brought up separation before, and they still had to deal with their relatives tactfully.

These days, both of them were skeptical about nearly everything. Heinz, Grace and even Ernest and Leah seemed to be testing him.

It seemed to them, there was something off between him and Celeste.

Was it that obvious?

Could they all see that something was going on between them?

Taking a deep breath, Gary rubbed his temples once again. He'd been frowning so much recently that he must've gotten a few new wrinkles. He got out of the car quickly and walked onto the busy streets.

His tall figure merged into the darkness with ease, but he still stood out among the crowd.

He took a long stroll in the night market, and the surroundings were all unfamiliar to him.

Without Celeste, Gary felt like something was missing.

Perhaps they had been spending too much time together these days. He'd gotten used to having Celeste by his side, and it was strange not being in her presence. Things felt empty without her.

If Celeste was no longer going to be in his life, what was the point of being alive then?

Gary laughed bitterly. There was no way to predict what would happen because he would get a headache whenever he thought about it. His skull was about to explode.

When Lowell returned home, he parked the car in the yard. He looked up in the direction of the third floor where Gary's room was.

The lights were on, and a figure stood by the bed. At a glance, one could tell that it was Celeste.

She looked out of the window and seemed to notice Lowell's return.

While Lowell was still mired in confusion, Celeste had already walked away from the window.

Lowell breathed a sigh of relief and walked back into the house. As he made his way back to his room, he ran into Celeste at the stairs.

"Celeste?" Lowell greeted.

Celeste stood still and glanced at Lowell. She asked, "Uncle, did you see Gary?"

Lowell was shocked by the question. It seemed that Celeste still cared about Gary a great deal. Then, he nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I'm sure he'll be back soon." "Do you know where he is then?" Celeste asked.

Lowell froze. If Celeste knew where Gary was and went to see him, wouldn't that be horrible?

Gary was avoiding Celeste.

He was afraid that Celeste would replace out that Janice was coming back. If he couldn't track Janice down in time, then everything would spiral out of control Thus, he definitely couldn't let Celeste disturb Gary.

"Oh, I was in the city just now. He should be back soon. He told me he'll be back soon." Lowell said,

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"Okay." Celeste really wanted to know where Lowell and Gary had gone, but she didn't expect Lowell to keep mum about it.

Evidently, Lowell was avoiding her question.

Celeste pursed her lips and walked back to her room.

She knew that this wasn't a good look for herself.

Nevertheless, she couldn't control herself.

She was very worried about him after he left.

She was worried that something would happen to Gary if he went out. If that was the case, she

would be burdened with guilt.

"Celeste." Lowell's voice suddenly rang out again.

Celeste immediately turned her head

to look in Lowell's direction. She saw Lowell standing at the corner of the stairs as he looked at her. "Celeste, you could actually call Gary and ask him what's going on. It's a little late for you to go out and see him, so Why not ask him to come home?"

"Okay, I'll call him. Thank you, Uncle Lowell." Celeste nodded.

"You're welcome," Lowell said with a smile.

After that, he went back into his room.

Celeste returned to her room but did not immediately call Gary.

She wondered if she should.

She glanced at her watch and saw that it was already ten thirty. He had been out for three hours.

He had been gone for so long, yet he still hadn't returned.

Worry clouded Celeste's eyes.

Celeste finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She decided to call Gary.

The phone rang, but nobody answered.

Celeste was surprised. Was Gary mad? Was he refusing to pick up her calls?

She could not help but feel disappointed and upset. When she thought of how Gary might never pick up her calls again, she became even more dejected.

Celeste was not sleepy at all as she put her phone away.

She waited all the way until midnight for Gary to come home.

Celeste immediately turned her head to face the door to see Gary coming in.

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His tall frame seemed to be bearing a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked. When he noticed Celeste was still awake, he asked in surprise, "You're still up?"