Gary had said so purposely to test Celeste's reaction. After all, he had already chosen to woo her shamelessly, so a little embarrassment wouldn't deter him anyhow.
If he chose to preserve his pride, he would have to forget about getting Celeste back.
Even now, he couldn't bear not seeing Celeste for long periods of time. Even if it were just half an hour, he would feel uncomfortable leaving Celeste out of his sight. Thus, there was no way he could live without her.
Upon hearing Gary's words, Celeste felt extremely awkward.
The two of them used to stick together like glue, but things were different now. To be honest, to sleep separately on the floor did sound a bit unreasonable.
After giving it some thought, Celeste could only smirk in resignation, "Yeah, it is quite unreasonable."
Gary raised his eyebrows and asked, "So do you agree to continue sleeping together?"
Celeste blushed. She was in a tight spot but still nodded in agreement, "Fine. Your bed is large enough for the two of us anyways, so let's just sleep together. Even so, I hope you'll give me some respect. Don't attempt to force yourself on me."
Upon hearing this, Gary blinked innocently, "You seem to be thinking too much. I have no intention of touching you in any way."
The voice in his head added, "I only want you to touch me."
"Only you."
"I'm not interested in touching anyone other than you, Celeste White."
However, these words could only be said in his heart. He couldn't really do anything about it.
Gary was fully aware that if he really tried anything, Celeste would never forgive him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Celeste blushed all the way to her ears. Her cheeks were flushed and scarlet.
She turned away as she felt a little uncomfortable.
The one that felt the most awkward was none other than herself as she had placed herself in a tricky situation.
Celeste didn't want to care about anything else. All she cared about was to avoid spilling the beans to Grace and Heinz and making them worry.
Since Grace was pregnant, Celeste wanted to avoid affecting Grace's mood and indirectly, the baby's health.
This was probably the only thing Celeste could do for Grace.
After all, Grace and Heinz had taken care of her for so long.
Because of this, Celeste couldn't hurt them anymore.
Just then, the phone suddenly rang.
Celeste was stunned and picked up her phone. Someone was calling her.
She accepted the call and realized that her classmate from England was calling. It was rare for her classmate to call her.
Celeste greeted the other party cheerfully.
Greetings were exchanged. Primarily, her classmate was asking her when she was to return to England. It seemed like they wanted to work on a project together.
Celeste whispered that she didn't have any plans to return this year, but her plans were still pending.
She agreed that once she returned, she would inform her classmate so they could work together.
Gary looked at Celeste with a droopy gaze. He could hear everything and knew that the person talking to Celeste was a guy.
This phone call really came at the wrong time.
Once again, Gary's pride had resurfaced.
The fact that a guy was looking for Celeste made him alert.
This was a big deal.
This was especially true since things between Gary and Celeste were delicate. Now that a guy was looking for Celeste, how could Gary calm himself down?
Moreover, Celeste's mention of not returning to England didn't deter the guy. Instead, he said that he would be coming over to Boston in April or May. He even invited Celeste to meet up.
Gary felt as though he was facing a formidable enemy.
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