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As soon as Sienna entered the office, she was taken aback by Celeste’s
despondent expression.
“What’s wrong, Cely? What’s happened?”
“Kendric, he took away my dad.”
Sienna was somewhat puzzled. “What… What do you mean?” she prodded
for more details. “Why did he take your father?”
Celeste responded with a touch of irritation, “for a forced marriage.”
Sienna sighed, “why are you talking about a forced marriage again? Didn’t
you say you don’t love him anymore?”
Celeste raised her head, “it’s he wanna force me into marriage.”
Sienna gaped in astonishment. “Is he… out of his mind?”
Sienna wore a scowl, “so, what should we do now?”
“If I really lose contact with my father… I plan to report it to the police.”
Sienna suggested, “or… should we ask my brother for help?”
If there was another choice, Celeste didn’t wanna burden Manuel.
While Celeste was still pondering, Sienna had already dialed the number.
“Hey, my brother’s on the line,” she said.
Celeste remained silent, staring at Sienna, who seemed bewildered. “Why
are you looking at me? Answer the phone!”
Celeste was still figuring out how to broach the subject.
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For all these years, Vader family had been unconditionally kind to her. Just
accepting this kindness had already put a lot of pressure on Celeste. If she were
to take advantage of this kindness to ask for their help…
Celeste couldn’t bring herself to say it. Sienna signaled to Celeste to quickly
get to the point.
Manuel spoke first, “Cely, wait a moment.”
More than ten seconds later, Manuel came out of his office and found a
place where no one else was present.
“What happened, Cely?”
With a heavy heart, Celeste recounted the entire incident to him, “I may
need your favor… could you please help me find my father?”
Manuel appeared much calmer. “Try calling your father’s phone again. If
you’re sure you can’t get through, come find me in my office.”
“I’ll inform my friend at the police station first. If it turns out your father’s…
missing, we’ll follow the necessary procedures.”
Afterward, Celeste dialed Kendric’s number again, and it’s Mary who answered the phone again.
When she inquired about the whereabouts of her father, this time Mary
was honest, “your father is safe. The boss will send him back tonight.”
Hearing that her father would be back tonight, Celeste felt half of her anxiety dissipated.
The whole morning Sienna had been accompanying Celeste in the studio. Celeste forced herself to dive into work.
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Sienna’s mind was brimming with questions. Her eyes gleamed with
curiosity like an eager puppy.
Celeste sensed her burning gaze, “why are you staring at me like that?”
Sienna swiveled her chair closer and inquired, “so, what did my brother tell
you just now?”
Celeste had a peculiar look on her face earlier during her phone call with Manuel, and it’s like Manuel had said something surprising.
Celeste didn’t quite know how to explain it to Sienna.
Actually before this call, Celeste had a vague feeling that Manuel seemingly cared about her, but she had always thought it’s because Manuel treated her as his sister.
Noticing Celeste’s silence, suspicion crept into Sienna’s eyes. “Is there some secret going on between you and
my
brother?”
She couldn’t keep this a secret from Sienna, Celeste thought.
She carefully picked her words, “well, your brother… he mentioned that once I settle things with Kendric, he intends to pursue me.”
Sienna’s eyes widened in surprise.
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Celeste wasn’t sure how Sienna would take it and was worried she might be upset. “But rest assured, it’s impossible. We’re best friends, so how could I ever be your sister–in–law…”
Sienna firmly grasped her hand, “you’re my sister–in–law!”
“What?” Celeste was confused.
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“No wonder my brother hasn’t had a girlfriend for all these years. It turns
out he’s got a thing for you!”
Sienna excitedly went on about how her brother’s behaving indifferent to
other girls all these years, to the point where their whole family assumed he is a
gay.
At the end, she concluded, “today, I finally get it!”
She asked genuinely, “Cely, why don’t you accept my brother? Is there
anything about him you don’t like?”
“No, he’s good, too good that I feel like I don’t deserve him.”
“Hey, what are you talking about! You’re more than good enough. My
brother likes you, my parents like you, and I like you too. Just look at yourself,
you’re universally loved.
Celeste chuckled, “eww, you’re giving me goose bumps.”
Sienna turned serious, “I’m not joking, Cely. Will you consider accepting my brother?”
Seeing her sincere expression, Celeste clicked open a webpage.
“Take a look at this.”
Sienna leaned in, “what’s it?”
After reading the information on the page, Sienna looked up in surprise, “Cely, you’re… going abroad?”
Celeste nodded, “actually I wanted to visit the school directly when we went to the airport last time, but my passport had expired, so I had to postpone it.”
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Sienna still couldn’t believe it, “so you’re going abroad for studies?”
“Yes.”
Sienna beamed, “that’s fantastic! It means you can break free from Kendric
and start your own life all over again.”
Sienna examined the emails. She couldn’t understand the German text, but
she recognized the emblem of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
“If everything goes as planned… after I get my father settled abroad, I’ll leave this city, perhaps forever. So, as for your brother… there’s no way we start a relationship.”
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