True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz) novel Chapter 2064

Celeste was annoyed as she knew Gary did that on purpose.

She gritted her teeth and grumbled, "Gary Smith."

He raised his eyebrows and corrected, "No, I'm not Gary Smith anymore. It's Gary Jones."

She was taken aback, she hadn't expected him to be waiting for her to say those words.

It was true that he was not a Smith anymore.

His surname was now Jones.

She could not describe what she was feeling, but there was a bitterness in her heart. Maybe it was because she was supposed to be a Stone.

She thought about how Sinclair was her father and how Cindy had killed her birth mother indirectly.

Cindy and Sinclair had a toxic relationship. Celeste felt helpless thinking about what those two had done.

She was happy that he changed his surname, yet bitter for herself because she couldn't.

But soon, she sorted out her emotions.

She pursed her lips and said, "I haven't had time to congratulate you. Finally, you have the same surname as Uncle Heinz."

"What's there to congratulate?" Gary noticed her blank expression, and he remembered her situation.

Perhaps, it triggered her painful memories.

"Well, Uncle Heinz must have been waiting for this moment for a long time. And you're finally an official member of the family. Your parents must be happy." She smiled and explained.

He looked at her, and his lips twitched. He said, "Actually, it has nothing to do with them. I only wanted to take this opportunity to start all over again."

She didn't expect him to say that.

She was slightly stunned for a while before lowering her eyes. Start over, huh?

So he wanted it too.

But it was easier said than done as some memories were carved into one's mind.

Gary showed a self-deprecating smile. He knew Celeste had always been a smart girl and knew everything.

He did mean something else.

He was saying those words to test her, but the disappointment was the answer he received.

He didn't have any hope this time. He just hoped that she could understand his feelings of wanting a chance to start over.

However, it was obvious that she was playing dumb.

She pretended not to understand.

"Anyway, congratulations." Celeste looked up at him with a smile, saying, "Let's eat."

Grace and Heinz were watching them. Although there was some distance between the living and dining space, it was still an open concept area.

She didn't want them to be worried about her and Gary.

"Eat some more," Gary said to her with a smile too, "You have lost weight these past two days."

"Okay." She nodded and said softly, "You've lost weight too. Eat more."

He was shocked that she had noticed.

He didn't know whether he should feel sad or gratified as she insisted on not giving them another chance.

He felt that they were only torturing each other by staying together. They had feelings for each other but couldn't be together.

They were asking for it.

Unfortunately, he couldn't control a thing.

He would have exposed her act if he was still the him from the past.

She knew it was a farce that they were putting on. It was completely different from the way they were before.

They thought she would not find out, but she was so much more experienced than them. She quietly watched their show from the living room.

Since they wanted her to not know, she would play dumb.

Suddenly, Heinz's phone rang. He glanced at it and said, "I'm going upstairs to pick up a call. Do you want to come with me?"

"Nope. I want to watch TV for a bit more." Grace had not forgotten her task to keep an eye on them.

"Forget it. I won't go either," Gary said as he picked up the phone.

His subordinate's voice came from over the phone, "President, Master Gary asked me to lock Janice up, but she has been fussing since then." "Does this have anything to do with us?" Heinz asked.

So what if she had been fussing?

The other party froze and said, "I'm worried that someone might die."

"That's why I've asked you to keep an eye on her," Heinz said solemnly, "You know the request. Don't drag me down."

"Got it," said his subordiante.

"Do your job properly and you would be rewarded."

"Thank you, President."

The strange call caught Gary and Celeste's attention as Heinz had been speaking so solemnly as if he was dealing with work matters.

Both of them looked at Heinz.

Heinz hung up the phone.

He turned his head and noticed Gary and Celeste looking at him.

Heinz raised his voice and said, "What are you looking at, Gary? Hurry up and finish your meal."