True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz) novel Chapter 1963

"Lower your voice," Leah voiced out and stopped her immediately. She was taken aback by Maria suddenly raising her volume. "You're so loud. What if Celeste heard us? It'd be so embarrassing."

"Sorry, sorry," Maria immediately apologized. "I was just too excited to hear that you've moved on. How did you even manage to do that?"

"I know for a fact that she isn't involved in this," Leah lowered her volume. "How can I blame someone who's not related to this at all? Ernest had a crush on her and it was not the other way round. We should still keep our facts in check."

"That may be the case, but I'm not sure if I can be like you." Maria knew very well the despair they had gone through.

"It's not that easy. However, it's all in the past already," Leah explained, "Even I have to admit that Celeste is really beautiful, I can't blame the guys for not being able to take their eyes off her. If I was a man, I'm sure I'd be falling for Celeste too. I'm just trying to put myself in his shoes, and that's how I convinced myself to move on."

Celeste was still frozen in the washroom.

Her mind was a mess. She was a little shocked and embarrassed too.

Celeste didn't expect Leah to know that Ernest had a crush on her, and that she was obviously also the reason they broke up.

No wonder Leah and Maria looked that awkward after she asked that question earlier.

Celeste was frustrated at herself for being so careless and not noticing it.

She heard what Leah had to say about her at the same time. She was both surprised and moved upon hearing that.

She took a deep breath and stood by the door, not in a hurry to walk out.

Her mind was still in a mess. She was still in astonishment and she still felt touched.

Liam and Ernest both had a crush on her, and she became great friends with Maria and Leah.

Celeste was truly moved that the ladies didn't mind it.

She felt really lucky that they were so tolerant towards her.

She told herself to act like she didn't hear any of their conversation. Otherwise, she'd only put all of them in an awkward spot.

Celeste took another couple of deep breaths while adjusting her emotions.

She deliberately made some noises while opening the door so that they could hear her.

She walked out of the washroom.

Maria and Leah immediately turned to look at her. They both paused for a while, then smiled.

Celeste looked at them and smiled too.

Celeste sat down on the bed and for the first time, she felt that she was ready to take the initiative to share more about herself with them. "Do you want to know what happened with me and Gary at Boston?"

"Sure," Leah answered quickly.

Maria added, "I especially want to know what happened to the woman who hurt you."

"Are you talking about Janice?" Celeste asked.

"Yes, that's it." Maria pouted. "I'm angry whenever I get reminded of how rude and blatant she was towards you."