Chapter 152
Chapter 152
The sky was now completely dark , and the mountain air had turned even colder .
After hanging up the call , Beck turned around and walked back to their tent . He saw Celeste and Shanice huddled together , sharing food and conversation . Hence , he went into the tent and returned with two warm coats – one big , one small .
He passed the big coat to Celeste .
She said , “ It’s fine , I’m not cold … ”
“ Just drape it over your shoulder . ”
Beck unfolded the coat and casually wrapped it around her , then made sure Shanice was bundled up in the small
one .
Celeste hadn’t really felt cold , but with the coat blocking most of the mountain wind , it was undeniably warmer , so she chose not to refuse .
They went to the bonfire party after dinner ,
As they approached , someone blurted out , “ Oh my , this little family is almost too good – looking to be real ! ”
Celeste paused for a brief moment and explained , “ We’re not a family . ”
The group of people chuckled among themselves . They joked that even though the three weren’t a family yet , it was only a matter of time until they became one .
Then , Shanice wandered off to play with kids her age .
Everyone else was there with their close friends and family , sitting in groups chatting , playing games , building snowmen , and having snowball fights – it was a lively scene .
Celeste wasn’t close with Beck . Hence , they went quiet after Shanice ran off to play with the others .
Well , there wasn’t much to talk about , anyway .
Any talk of family that touched on Trevor and Wynn was a sore spot for Celeste .
Work talk ? That might stir up memories of what had happened in InnovaTech .
At last , Beck asked , “ Settled in at YodaVision yet ? ”
Celeste found the conversation dull , but she had no intention of getting too involved with Beck
So , the quiet between them was just the way she liked it .
When Beck asked that question , she was toying with dried grass , shaping it into a butterfly .
“ Yes , I have , ” she answered in a flat tone .
“ Matthias seemed to be looking out quite a lot for you , huh ? ”
“ Yeah . ”
“ You studied Al in college ? ”
She gave a quiet hum in response .
“ How did you and Matthias meet ? ”
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Chapter 152
Celeste remained silent .
Beck could tell that Celeste wasn’t keen on chatting with him . She had always maintained this level of distance
with him .
He knew the reason , so he let it be .
In the middle of everything , he answered a few calls at a quieter spot .
By the time he got back , it was already late .
Celeste weaved a few butterflies with the dried leaves . Shanice loved them so much that she carefully kept them all in her pocket .
Her smile froze upon seeing Shanice like that .
Once , Jordyn had been just as enthusiastic as Shanice in everything Celeste did .
But it was all in the past now .
That night , Shanice insisted on sleeping together with Celeste .
Beck turned to Celeste , silently waiting for her take .
She agreed to it .
Thus , Shanice snuggled into her warmth , looking content .
They were technically sleeping together – just under the same tent .
Besides , they slept separately in their own sleeping bags , so there was no way Shanice could get Celeste to cuddle her tonight .
Shanice was prone to sickness . And after a night of strong winds , she woke up the next morning with a cold .
Celeste didn’t sleep well last night , either . She woke up looking drained .
Beck decided to bring Shanice to the hospital . Celeste , on the other hand , wanted to drive back on her own . Then , Shanice clung to Celeste , whining for her to go to the hospital with her . Seeing how sickly Shanice looked , Celeste gave in .
They hopped onto Beck’s car .
Shortly after , they both fell asleep .
Beck’s gaze fell on Celeste’s delicate face . He instinctively wanted to tuck the few strands of hair on her face away . But when her lashes fluttered slightly , he withdrew his hand at the last second .
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