"Don't cry." Gary tried to wipe away Celeste's tears, but she couldn't stop crying.
He blamed himself for all that had happened, especially with her crying this hard. He had sinned.
The more he didn't want this, the more he had hurt her and made her cry.
They had just wanted to find somewhere dark to watch a movie and spend some time alone, but who knew she would cry again from watching a movie.
He knew she must be sad because the male and female lead couldn't be together.
It was just like their relationship, which was reaching its end.
There was no way for them to continue on, but they were reluctant to part.
Even without words, Gary would feel sad whenever he saw Celeste's tears.
In the past few days, she had cried again and again, even when they were on the cruise. She was also crying when they were talking about breaking
up.
Gary's heart was about to shatter. How could he call himself a man when he had made the woman he loved suffer so much pain?
Feeling the warm tears on his hand, he didn't know how to respond to this.
Realizing that she was showing her weakness and vulnerability, she turned her head away and escaped his reach.
Taking a deep breath, Celeste tried to calm herself down.
After a few minutes, she had gotten her mood well-adjusted.
Only then did she turn to face Gary again.
"It has nothing to do with you. I was just too immersed in the movie," she said.
However, she didn't plan for this to happen. It was as if she was a sore loser.
How could he not understand that she was lying?
She wasn't feeling great, and neither did he.
Gary sighed. He wanted to continue being with Celeste, but he knew it would bring them both torture.
She felt uncomfortable because she couldn't get over this.
But he was forcing her to.
Well, he couldn't force her anymore.
He knew he couldn't rush things and should give her the space and time she needed. Otherwise, nothing good would come out of this.
Soon, the movie ended.
Celeste took a look at her watch and saw that an hour and a half had passed.
"Let's go back." She stood up.
Gary nodded and got up to go back with her.
The Jones Residence seemed livelier than ever when they got home. There were lights everywhere, unlike any other day, and everything seemed festive.
Confused, she stared at the hall with her eyes wide.
Seeing that Celeste and Gary had come back together, Grace was relieved.
She said to them, "We're celebrating today."
Gary frowned.
Celeste was also surprised. "What day is it? What are we celebrating?"
"Looks like Gary hasn't told you yet." Grace smiled and said, "Heinz and Gary went to the Civil Registrar's office today and got Gary's surname changed. He's officially a Jones now."
Celeste immediately looked at Gary with surprise in her eyes.
He did tell her that he was going to the Civil Registrar's office, but she did expect him to change his surname.
This was great news.
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