"Does Gary know about this?" Heinz asked.
"No, I haven't told him yet. I wanted to tell you guys first," Celeste looked at Heinz.
"Alright then. I don't have any objections. Since your application has already been approved, go ahead. Gary will be so glad to hear that you'll be going there with him," Heinz smiled warmly.
Celeste was still a bit hesitant and laughed, "To be honest, I'm worried that he won't want me to go with him."
"That won't be possible. He probably regrets not letting you go to Boston before. I think you made a good choice to stay there for a year. Celeste, you've really impressed me," Heinz chuckled.
Even though it was a rash decision, Heinz thought that it was rational.
If they went to the United States together, they could stay with each other for an entire year.
They would be able to spend more time with each other, and a stronger bond might form between the two. They would also be able to avoid the complications that usually arose in long-distance
relationships.
"I think it's great that you guys will be together for the next year. Gary will definitely be ecstatic once he finds out."
"I'll tell him later," After gaining Heinz and Grace's support, Celeste felt that she had made the right decision and grew more confident.
"Go ahead, you guys will have to discuss more about this. Once you guys get to Boston, I suppose we'll fly back home after that."
That statement made Celeste think of Cindy. She asked Heinz, "Uncle Heinz, when will Cindy be sent back to Northern City?"
"Well, she hasn't been cleared to be discharged from the hospital yet. Once she recovers a little bit more, she'll be good to go. Someone will escort her back."
Celeste nodded, "Alright then, I'll be going then."
"Go ahead," Heinz nodded.
After Celeste left, Grace said to Heinz, "She's really made a bold decision, hasn't she?"
Heinz agreed wholeheartedly, "She really is. I think she made the right decision. Though, I think if she hadn't done this, Gary would've figured out a way to stay in London for her. When I talked to him about this last time, I'm certain that he had been making plans to stay but he just didn't elaborate on it. I didn't want to pry, so I didn't really ask much. Maybe the two of them have plans of their own."
After careful consideration, Grace said to Heinz, "I think Celeste should have done this a little earlier on. Gary might not be prepared for this to happen so fast. I don't think he'll expect Celeste to apply for an exchange in Boston in secret.”
Heinz smiled and stroked his wife's belly lovingly, "Perhaps she just wanted to surprise Gary. As long as everything runs smoothly for them, we won't have to worry too much. We should instead worry about the babies in your belly, don't you think so? I want to keep you in a good mood so they can grow healthily. This is an important task for both of us."
Grace nodded and sighed, "I'm already old enough to be someone's grandmother. I can't believe I'm pregnant with twins in my forties."
The thought of that left her worried.
"This is actually a blessing. It means that our family will grow, and that our family name will be passed down for generations to come. After you give birth to the twins, we might just get more grandchildren in five years."
Grace was excited for the future. She hoped that all of her children would grow up to be kind and healthy. That was all she wanted.
"Ernest and Gary are going to get married to their individual spouses soon and give birth to their own children. Furthermore, Sebastian and Sylvia are all grown up now," After a slight pause, Grace suddenly thought of Lowell, who was also in Boston. She then said to Heinz, "Lowell is not young anymore. I don't even know if he has a girlfriend yet. When he came back last time, we didn't discuss his dating life in detail. After he went to Boston, I feel like he's been growing distant with us. I think he must be keeping some things to himself."
Heinz agreed, "Lowell is independent enough. He knows what he wants. We've already done our best raising him, haven't we? Whatever he decides to do in the future will be wholly up to him. We don't have to worry about him too much. Anyways, I'm sure Lowell has a plan of his own."
Lowell's place in the family was a little weird. After all, he was Grace and Heinz's younger brother. It was difficult for him to admit his relationships with both Grace and Heinz.
Because of that, he might not choose to return to Northern City to live. It would require a great deal of courage for him to do so after all.
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