Chapter 250
Chapter 250
Chapter 250
The next day , just before noon , Celeste went out .
It had been a long while since she had met Shanice , and Shanice missed her a lot .
Celeste stepped into the restaurant and made her way to the private lounge . The moment Shanice spotted her , she ran over . “ Ms. Celeste ! ”
Smiling , Celeste gave her a hug . “ It’s been a while , Shanice .
It was Celeste’s first time dining at that restaurant .
As she sampled the food , she found every dish surprisingly good – exactly to her taste .
After lunch , they went straight to the cinema to pick up the tickets that Beck had booked for the early afternoon .
Before heading to the theatre , Shanice asked for popcorn . Beck , about to buy it , asked , “ Large or small ? ”
“ Large ! I’ll share it with you and Ms. Celeste . ”
Beck replied with a smile . “ Alright . ”
Inside , Shanice sat in the middle .
Settling in , she placed the popcorn bucket on her lap , took a piece , and munched on it before nudging Celeste to have some too .
Celeste obliged , reaching for a piece and eating it .
Then , Shanice turned to Beck , urging him to have some popcorn as well .
Beck chose a newly released animated movie , thinking to pick something Shanice would enjoy .
Despite being a kids ‘ movie , the story was engaging and filled with humorous and heartwarming moments . Even Celeste found herself absorbed in it .
The three of them sat together , enjoying popcorn as they watched the movie .
At some point , as Celeste reached for another piece of popcorn , Beck reached in at the same time . His hand brushed against hers , his fingers unconsciously closing over hers .
Celeste stilled .
Beck , too , froze for a moment .
However , to Celeste , it was just a fleeting touch – nothing worth overthinking .
As the thought crossed her mind , Beck retracted his hand and murmured , “ Sorry . ”
“ It’s fine . ”
Shanice , completely immersed in the movie , remained oblivious to their brief interaction .
Seeing that only a few pieces of popcorn were left in Shanice’s bucket , Celeste let it be .
Beck noticed it , but he thought she was intentionally keeping her distance .
He lowered his gaze and chose not to take any more popcorn either .
A little while later , Shanice drank too much soda and needed a trip to the restroom . Hence , Celeste got up to take
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her .
There were some things Beck
help with , after all .
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“ Appreciate it , ” he said .
“ No problem . ”
As Celeste and Shanice stepped out of the restroom , a young boy walked out from the men’s side .
He saw Celeste and Shani
They soon disappeared into the crowd and headed back to the theatre to continue the movie . They soon disappeared into the crowd and he
“ Mom . ”
Just then , the young boy walked to Teagan . “ I’m done , Mom . Let’s go . ”
Teagan hummed a reply .
The young boy was none other than Teagan’s son , Maurice .
He didn’t like Celeste , so he pretended not to see her when they passed by .
Teagan , however , was on a call just now . Hence , she didn’t notice Celeste either .
After a while , feeling a little bored , Maurice finally brought up Celeste . “ Mom , I saw Aunt Celeste just now . ”
Teagan barely reacted . “ Oh , did you ? ”
“ Yeah , she had a kid with her , but it wasn’t Jo . ”
Teagan still didn’t seem interested . “ Oh , really ?”
Her reaction showed that she didn’t really care much about Celeste .
When her son mentioned it , she assumed it was just a kid from the Rodriguez family’s side.and didn’t think much
of it .
They left the cinema and went to the Fleming Manor .
As they arrived , Lincoln was already there , hosting the guests with Trevor .
Maurice , still intimidated by Trevor , greeted them politely
Jordyn was playing with a puzzle .
After greeting the elders , Teagan asked Maurice to go join Jordyn .
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