"Silly girl, you're going to regret your decision," Maria looked at Celeste pitifully and gave her a pat on the shoulder, "Listen to me, you should head to the United States with Gary."
Celeste was startled. After a while, she shook her head, Tve promised Ernest that I will be going to England with him."
"Sigh," Maria felt speechless, "You're really going to regret this."
"No," Celeste thought for a while before responding, "I understand the pros and cons of my decision, so I don't plan to change my mind anymore. Maria, thanks for trying to convince me, but I'm firm on my decision to study in England."
Maria was annoyed. After thinking for a while, she said, "I doubt that you have thought this through. In fact, it seems to me that you might have made a rash decision out of anger. Were you triggered by Gary?"
"No," Celeste shook her head, "Really."
"Then aren't you afraid of losing contact with Gary now that you're going to England while he heads to the United States?" Maria asked while gazing into Celeste's eyes.
Celeste looked at Maria. Suddenly, there was a flash of light in her eyes, and she looked elsewhere instead of staring back at Maria.
"You don't even dare to look at me, which means you are feeling afraid," Maria pointed out her observations.
Celeste immediately met her sharp gaze and said, "No, I've really promised Ernest already. Maria, you have no idea how bad I'm feeling right now."
"I understand," Maria said, "You tried to threaten Gary, but you realized that he doesn't take the bait. So, you ended up in a tight spot which consequently made you change your mind, didn't it?"
Celeste shook her head and said, "I didn't. I've never wanted to threaten anyone. I merely thought that it would be best for the three of us to study together in the United States, but Gary didn't agree with it."
"Of course, he wouldn't. If I were him, I wouldn't want to have such a strong competitor with me either. That would be too dangerous." Maria muttered.
Celeste frowned, "How could brothers be competitors?"
"Celeste," Maria wanted to continue, but the bell rang, so she instantly said, "I have to go for my test now, but think through what we talked about just now. I still think you should go to the United States with Gary, do you hear me?"
After saying that, Maria ran away quickly.
Celeste remained at the end of the corridor as she tried to process this entire dilemma.
She was in no hurry to return to the classroom.
Just then, Ernest's voice sounded from behind.
"Celeste!"
Celeste turned her head back quickly and saw who it was, "Ernest?"
"Let's enter the classroom slightly later by 10 minutes," Ernest said, "Let me borrow 10 minutes of your time."
"Sure, go ahead," Celeste immediately nodded and looked at Ernest seriously.
Seeing that she was so well-behaved, Ernest also smiled and said, "Celeste, Gary is leaving the day after tomorrow."
Celeste pursed her lips and nodded, "Maria has shared that with me already. I'm quite shocked; I wasn't expecting him to make his decision so quickly."
Upon hearing this, Ernest raised his eyebrows and glanced at Celeste for a while before asking, "So what are your plans?"
Celeste realized Ernest was worried that she would change her mind again, so she smiled immediately and said, "Ernest, are you also worried that I will change my mind?"
"Also?"
"Maria lectured me just now," Celeste explained awkwardly, "She said that I change my mind too easily."
"I see," Ernest responded softly, and there was a meaningful tinge of a smile beneath his eyes, "That might be true, considering how studying abroad isn't something to be taken lightly."
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