True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 1724

Celeste had finally woken up.

After washing up, she changed her clothes, then went downstairs with Gary while holding hands.

"Aunt Smith, Uncle Jones," Celeste greeted them from the stairs.

Grace and Heinz turned around simultaneously. Both of them looked in the direction of the stairs in surprise.

"Celeste, you're finally awake." Grace broke in a smile, relieved to see Celeste.

Heinz also heaved a sigh of relief. He said to Grace, "Look, what did I say? She's fine. She just took a long nap. You've been worrying too much. See? She's awake now. Celeste, if you still didn't wake up, Grace would've gone crazy."

"I'm sorry for making you worry," Celeste quickly apologized when she reached the bottom of the stairs.

"Come, sit by my side." Grace held her hand and looked at her carefully with a smile. "Good girl, it's good to see you awake. Gary, hurry up and tell the butler to serve the dishes. Celeste must be hungry."

"All right. You guys continue chatting. I'll go and inform the butler." Gary motioned for Celeste to sit down before walking out.

Grace carefully sized Celeste up. All the worry in her eyes was now replaced with joy.

"How do you feel?" Grace asked, looking at her.

"I'm okay. I've had enough sleep," Celeste answered sheepishly. "I didn't expect I'd be so useless and sleep for so long."

"Who says you're useless?" Grace replied with a solemn expression. "Don't say that in the future. You're amazing."

"There's no need to praise me. I'm aware of my incompetence." Celeste lowered her eyes in embarrassment.

"You did so well, so we have to praise you. I'm not the only one who thinks so. Heinz and Alex have also praised you for your bravery," Grace insisted. She was distressed by Celeste's diffidence. She guessed that Celeste's lack of confidence probably stemmed from the fact that she did not have a warm and encouraging upbringing.

Celeste lowered her head and blushed.

When she recalled what she had done, she broke out in a sweat. At that time, she had not given it much thought.

But when she thought about it now, she realized she probably would not have the courage to do it again.

Worried that Celeste would be embarrassed, Grace shot a look at Heinz, who had not said a word. "Say something, Heinz."

Heinz smiled and glanced at Celeste before saying, "Celeste, you did well, so don't feel bad about it. Lift your head."

His words sent Celeste's heart fluttering. She did not expect that they would lavish praise on her.

She thought they would not approve of what she did.

On the contrary, they were trying to comfort and cheer her up.

She took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to lift her head and look into Heinz's eyes. Seeing the warm smile on his face, she was relieved.

The softness in Grace's eyes deepened.

She gazed at Celeste and held her hand before saying reassuringly, "Look, Heinz also said that you were great."

"Thank you. I'm sorry for not informing you in advance before I took action this time," Celeste said, feeling the urge to explain herself. "I wasn't thinking straight."

"It's okay. You did a good job." Grace replied encouragingly.

Celeste felt that Grace was truly a big- hearted mother.

Her generosity and tolerance toward others lifted the spirits of those around her.

"It's good that you were able to make that decision," Heinz remarked as he leaned back, looking relaxed. He was relieved that Celeste had regained consciousness and was all right. It was also good news to him because Grace would no longer be fretting over Celeste and risk affecting the baby in her belly.