Celeste stayed at the hotel for the time being.
After agreeing to help Celeste deal with the matter, Alex arranged for Celeste to stay in the hotel. Then, he contacted a lawyer to make some legal inquiries.
When Ernest left, he comforted Celeste and told her not to leave. Then, he told Alex to increase hotel security. This was to ensure that Celeste would not leave on her own.
With that, Celeste managed to stay in the hotel.
Alex soon got in touch with a lawyer. Overnight, he managed to inquire about various issues regarding becoming an underaged teenager's guardian.
That night, Ernest returned home. Before he entered the house, he saw his mother waiting for him at the door with an anxious look on her face.
There was a flash of guilt on his face. He didn't say where he was going, which probably made his mom worried.
"Mommy, I'm back. Sorry for making you worried."
Ernest spoke first.
Grace immediately said, "It's good that you're back. Where did you go? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Mom, let's talk in the house," Ernest didn't want to be heard by others. Since Celeste didn't ask Maria for help, she probably didn't want to spread the news.
Thus, he was aware that he had to avoid Maria for the time being and try not to let Maria find out.
Grace noticed that her son was doing something behind her back. She nodded at him, "Alright, let's go upstairs first."
"Where's dad?" Ernest asked as he walked into the villa.
"Your dad is in a conference meeting on the third floor."
Feeling much more relieved, Ernest followed his mother to his room on the second floor.
Back in the room, Grace asked anxiously at once, "What happened? Why are you doing things behind everyone's back?"
"Mommy, I didn't want to talk about this., but I'm afraid that you will be more worried when you find out. Also, I don't want you to misunderstand dad," Ernest had a lot going on in his mind and explained, "So on my way back, I thought about it over and over again. I still think that I should tell you the truth." "What's the matter?" Grace's face turned grim unconsciously.
Grace was an experienced person after all and had gone through a lot of things. Now that her son was being so serious, she couldn't help but feel concerned about him.
"Here's the thing," Reluctantly, Ernest asked, "Do you know who Celeste's aunt is?"
"Celeste's aunt?" Grace frowned and asked in confusion, "Who is her aunt?"
Ernest wanted to laugh when he saw his clueless mother, "Mom, your life was really surrounding us and dad throughout these years. You have no idea about the outside world."
"Other than these concerns, I don't really care what happens outside. Quickly, tell me. Who's Celeste's aunt?"
"Cindy White," Ernest revealed as he looked at his mother.
"Cindy White?" Grace was startled. She tried to recall who the person was when suddenly, a figure flashed through her thoughts. She was startled and asked, "The actress?"
"Yes," Ernest nodded and continued, "Judging by your reaction, I believe you know who she is."
"I know, she is a superstar. Before I met your father, I liked Cindy's acting very much," Grace recalled that back then, she met Heinz for the first time five years after giving birth to his children. She even saw Cindy seducing Heinz and felt extremely awkward back then.
Speaking of which, she was also quite impulsive at that time and exposed his privacy.
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