True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 2046

"I'm not sleepy." Celeste shook her head. "Are you done with your errands?"

Gary was stunned. "Errands? What are you referring to?"

"Didn't you go out to run errands?" asked Celeste.

Gary paused and realization flickered in his eyes. Then, he said, "It's nothing. You should go to bed, I'm gonna take a shower."

After he finished speaking, he walked into the bathroom, leaving Celeste alone with her thoughts.

Either way, he was home.

Celeste had been worried that he wouldn't be.

Fortunately, he was back, and all was well with the world.

After Gary showered and got changed, Celeste was already asleep.

On the other side of the bed, she had her back facing Gary and seemed to be deep in her slumber.

Gary paused for a moment before he sat down on the other side of the bed.

He gently dried his hair to not wake Celeste. Then, he turned the lights off and went to bed.

Celeste did not move at all, as if she were really asleep.

Gary made sure to not move under the blanket either. They were both tucked in snugly, but he felt as if there were oceans separating them. The distance between them was obvious.

Gary laid on his back, staring blankly at the ceiling. He didn't know what to think.

He unknowingly fell asleep a while later only to find Celeste gone when he woke up.

Gary touched her side of the bed with his fingers. The blankets were already cold. It seemed like Celeste had been up for a long time, and the sheets were folded neatly.

Gary got up to wash up before going downstairs.

It was already half past nine in the morning.

Downstairs, Grace sat on the sofa with Lowell next to her. The two seemed to be chatting about something, but Celeste was not around. Hence, Gary asked, "Mom, where's Celeste?"

Grace shot her son a harsh look and said, "Shouldn't you know where she went?"

Gary was taken aback by her cold tone, and he pursed his lips before saying, "I was asleep." "Celeste said that you knew where she was going. She said she told you," Grace replied.

After that, Grace resumed chatting with Lowell, ignoring Gary. She didn't even ask if he wanted to have breakfast.

Gary could not help but be suspicious over this. What was going on with his mother's sudden icy attitude?

Though Celeste said that she had already told him where she was going, he had no clue where she was. Nevertheless, he did not ask his mother and Lowell any more questions.

Lowell was very worried about Gary and hurriedly told him, "Celeste said that she had gone out to meet a classmate from high school. She must've left a note, did you not see it when you woke up?"

Gary was perplexed. High school classmate? Why did he have no recollection of this person?

Gary nodded and turned around to head upstairs.

He looked around the room carefully after he returned and discovered that there was a note tucked under a book.

Celeste had actually left him a note.

'Gary, I've gone out to see a classmate from high school. You were asleep, so I didn't want to wake you. Celeste.'

A classmate from high school?

Gary frowned. He had no idea that Celeste was close with any of her high school friends. Who could it be?

Meanwhile, Celeste was meeting a female friend of hers from school at a dessert shop. They weren't really close while in school, but kept in touch with the occasional phone call or text.

As time went by, they found that they had a lot in common.

That morning, her classmate had texted Celeste asking if she was in town, and Celeste answered in the affirmative. After that, she invited Celeste for a meet-up.