Chapter 101

Chapter 101
The hot spring retreat was vast , and Celeste had no idea where Trevor and the others were . She didn’t run into them when she went downstairs .
Since the sky hadn’t completely darkened yet , Celeste called on two staff members to help her and headed up the mountain .
At this hour , the wind was a bit chilly , but she was dressed warmly and didn’t feel cold . She spent some time enjoying the breeze and picking apples , which helped clear her mind .
With so many people helping , it didn’t take long to fill two or three cartons of apples .
After they finished , she didn’t head down immediately . The sunset was beautiful today , so she sat down to appreciate it for a while .
Just then , she heard footsteps and the voice of a child .
She turned her head and met Beck’s gaze .
He clearly hadn’t expected to run into her either and hesitated for a moment .
At that moment , the child on the video call excitedly exclaimed , “ Ms. Rodriguez ! ”
It turned out that Beck was on a video call with Shanice , showing her the apples on the trees . He had planned to pick some to take home tomorrow for her .
But he hadn’t expected to run into Celeste on the mountain .
Even though they had met a few times recently and Beck had helped her before , Celeste still felt that she couldn’t –and didn’t want to – grow close to him .
The moment she saw him , her expression turned cold . But when she heard Shanice’s voice , her face softened slightly .
Beck noticed her change in expression .
Instead of walking over immediately , he simply asked , “ Shanice wants to talk to you . Do you have a moment ? ”
That day , after leaving the nursing home , she had felt incredibly heavy – hearted and distressed .
Running into them that day – although it was Shanice who had asked her to play – Celeste had felt like it was actually Shanice who was keeping her company , helping her gradually breathe again through her suffocating
emotions .
Thinking of this , she nodded .
Beck handed his phone to her .
Knowing she didn’t like him , he didn’t approach , standing two to three feet away instead .
Celeste chatted with Shanice for a while and learned that she had been taken on a trip by her grandmother, which was why she hadn’t come to the hot spring retreat with Beck .
Celeste shared the sunset she liked with her . After talking for over ten minutes , she returned the phone to Beck .
After saying goodbye to Shanice , Beck turned to her and said , “ Thank you . ”
“ No need . ”
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By now , the sky had almost completely darkened . However , there were streetlights along the mountain path , so going down wouldn’t be difficult .
With that , Celeste turned and made her way down the mountain .
Seeing this , Beck followed behind her , descending together .
But they didn’t exchange a single word on the way down .
When they arrived back at the hot spring retreat and were about to enter , they ran into Wynn .
Wynn paused for a moment when she saw them coming down from the mountain together . Then , she pressed her lips tightly together .
Celeste acted as if she didn’t see her and walked straight past her into the lobby .
Wynn watched her retreating figure , then turned to Beck with a frown . “ Beck , you two … ”
Beck replied indifferently , “ We just ran into each other on the mountain . ”
Wynn knew that Beck had been video calling Shanice and had gone up the mountain to show her the apple trees .
If Celeste had been on the mountain as well , then it was perfectly normal for them to have crossed paths .
Realizing this , Wynn relaxed . Just as she was about to say something , Beck spoke first . “ Where are they ? ”
“ They’re over by the pavilion . The ingredients for the bonfire party are ready , and we were just about to call you .”
“ Okay . ”
As they spoke , they walked side by side toward the pavilion
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Chapter 102
Chapter 102