Chapter 71
Chapter 71
“ Shanice . ”
Beck walked over to Celeste and took the little girl from her
Just then , Beck noticed how Shanice was completely soaked
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He paused for a moment . Staring at Celeste , he asked , “ How did she … ”
Celeste didn’t know that this little girl was actually his niece as well .
She explained , “ She fell into the pool , and I pulled her out
“ Thank you , ” Beck responded .
“ You’re welcome , ” said Celeste . “ Please help her change into dry clothes , in case she catches a cold . ”
Beck nodded in agreement . He looked at Celeste and wanted to say something , but his niece’s cries interrupted him . Shanice kept sobbing as if she was scared out of her wits . Thus , Beck comforted her and walked into the elevator after giving Celeste a quick nod .
Celeste went back to the pool afterward .
After soaking in the hot spring , she changed into a fresh set of clothes and went to the buffet area .
Before she could finish her meal , Beck appeared in front of her . He was holding Shanice’s hand .
“ Mind if we sit here ? ”
Honestly , Celeste didn’t want to get too involved with Beck
But he had asked politely , so Celeste could only nod in response . “ Not at all . Please , take a seat . ”
“ Stay here , Shanice . I’ll get you some food , ” said Beck as he turned to Shanice .
Shanice timidly cast an eye on Celeste and nodded . “ Okay … she whispered .
Then , Beck turned to Celeste . “ Please take care of her for a while . ”
Despite Celeste’s reluctance to have too many interactions with Beck, she could only promise him that at this
moment
After Beck left , Celeste and Shanice stared at each other across the table .
Shanice seemed very shy . Celeste was worried that speaking suddenly would frighten her ,
She didn’t know Shanice’s eating habits , and she wasn’t sure if Shanice had any allergies . Hence , Celeste didn’t dare to casually offer Shanice food from her plate .
Celeste hesitated for a while . Then , she gently uttered , “ Your uncle will be back sooIL ”
Shanice gazed at Celeste with her pretty eyes . Seconds later , she nodded .
“ Does your nose still hurt from earlier ? ”
Shanice shook her head .
Moments later , Beck carne back to the table and placed a plate before Shanice . He also gave her a pair of utensils . Shanice then quietly nibbled on the food
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Beck asked , “ Is it delicious ? ”
Shanice nodded in reply .
Beck took a glance at Celeste and said , “ Shanice , Ms. Rodriguez was the one who saved you just now . You should thank her . ”
Shanice was licking the cake off the fork . She raised her eyes to look at Celeste and mumbled in a low voice , ” Thank you , Ms. Rodriguez . ”
It turned out that Beck brought Shanice here just to thank Celeste .
Upon hearing Shanice’s words , Celeste replied softly , “ You’re welcome . ”
Shanice then looked at Beck again . “ It’s all good now . Eat up , ” Beck remarked .
Shanice lowered her head and continued eating .
Beck took a bite of food and asked Celeste , “ Are you here by yourself ? ”
“ I’m with my colleagues . Our company is having a team – building event here , ” Celeste replied .
Beck didn’t know Celeste had quit her job at Fleming Group
Thus , he thought she was referring to Fleming Group when she mentioned her company’s team – building event . Beck paused for a second and answered , “ I see . ”
Just then , Matthias noticed Celeste from afar and waved at her .
Celeste didn’t want to get too involved with the people around Trevor , and she had nothing to talk to Beck about . Thus , when she saw Matthias waving at her , she immediately waved back , using the opportunity to leave . “ Thank you so much for what happened last time . I have something to take care of , so I’ll leave now . Enjoy your meal . ”
Beck could feel how stiff Celeste was when she was with him .
She also wasn’t as enthusiastic as before when she saw him
He didn’t think much about it . He only thought it was because of their unpleasant conversation previously on the racetrack .
So , he only nodded when he noticed Celeste wanted to leave
Matthias cast a glance at Beck and asked Celeste when she walked over to him , “ Who’s that ? ”
Beck’sback was facing him when he waved at Celeste just now .
Seeing the person’s broad and upright figure from behind , with a child sitting next to him , Matthias thought they were sharing the table with Celeste .