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Chapter 192
Celeste brought her laptop and went with Matthias to have dinner at Zachary’s home .
After dinner , Zachary helped her review her thesis .
It was late at night when she got into the car to head home . At that moment , Adeline called .
She had originally booked tickets for the next day to take her two kids on a one – day cruise trip , but something had come up at her family’s side , and she had to go back , meaning she wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids .
After listening , Celeste said , “ Got it . I happen to be free tomorrow , so I’ll take them . ”
Not long after she hung up , her phone rang again . This time , it was Beck calling .
Celeste answered and spoke first , “ Sorry , if this is about Shanice , I already have plans tomorrow and won’t be able to make time , ”
However , Beck didn’t hang up . Instead , he asked , “ Would you mind telling me what plans you have ? ”
Then he added , “ Shanice really hopes to see you tomorrow . ”
Since it wasn’t something that needed to be kept secret , Celeste explained the situation to him .
After hearing it , Beck said , “ A cruise trip , huh ? Shanice would love that . Would you mind if we joined you ? ”
Celeste was momentarily stunned but quickly responded , “ I’ll check with my cousins and see what they think . ”
Beck replied , “ Alright . ”
Five minutes later , Celeste gave Beck a definite answer .
The next morning , a little after 8:00 am , Celeste , along with Jamie and Hector , arrived at the pier .
Beck and Shanice were already there .
Upon seeing Celeste , Shanice ran over excitedly . “ Ms. Celeste ! ”
Celeste bent down to hug Shanice and smiled . “ Shanice , long time no see . ”
Seeing Jamie and Hector looking at Beck and Shanice with some confusion , Celeste introduced them to each other .
Beck was polite and warm . “ Hello . ”
He then took out some gifts he had prepared and said , “ I wasn’t sure what you’d like , so I brought a little something . I hope you’ll like it . ”
No one had expected Beck to be so considerate .
Even Celeste was momentarily surprised , let alone Jamie and Hector .
After some brief conversation , they boarded the boat .
Jamie and Hector already knew about Celeste’s impending divorce from Trevor .
Watching her holding Shanice’s hand and talking with Beck Jamie shot a glance at Hector as if asking , “ Is this our future brother – in – law ? ”
Hector returned with , “ I don’t know … Probably ? ”
Seeing that neither Celeste nor Beck was paying attention to them , Jamie leaned closer to her younger brother and
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whispered , “ He’s pretty handsome . ”
And he seemed more approachable than their former brother – in – law .
However , watching Celeste play with Shanice and treat her so kindly left them feeling conflicted .
They not only knew that Celeste was divorcing Trevor but also that she was unlikely to gain custody of Jordyn .
Not only was Trevor unwilling to let go , but from what they could tell , despite having recently returned to the country , Jordyn rarely visited the Rodriguez family .
It was clear that she preferred staying with Trevor over Celeste .
They couldn’t imagine how heartbreaking that must be for Celeste .
Now , seeing her beginning to move on in her personal life , they naturally felt happy for her . So , they joined in to play with Shanice .
They figured that if they were nice to Beck’s family now , if Celeste really did marry him in the future , the Harper family would surely treat their cousin well in return .
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