Celeste raised her head. Tears blurred her vision, “what do you mean?”
Kendric looked into her eyes tenderly. His hand lightly stroked the nape of
her neck.
“It means you cannot escape your destiny of becoming Kendric Melville’s
wife.”
Instantly Celeste’s face was drained of color. It was like she had been.
sentenced to death.
go?
She didn’t understand. Since he never loved her, why couldn’t he just let
She looked at him with reddened eyes, “you don’t love me, do you? Then
why… why do you insist on binding me to you?”
Kendric fell into silent. Did he love Celeste? Perhaps even he himself
couldn’t find out the answer,
Since he was a child, he had known of Celeste’s existence. He knew that he
had a fiancée living in a distant town. However, these details were only present
in the words of his grandfather.
It wasn’t until Celeste graduated from high school, and Kendric’s
grandfather took him to Alinsky family. Later, grandfather asked for his opinion about Celeste.
He remembered it vividly that back then he asked his grandfather.
“Without this Celeste, would there be Beleste, Deleste or others?”
Grandfather nodded, and so Kendric distinctly made his choice, “then I’ll
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pick this Celeste.”
Anyway, among all the girls, he found Celeste the most agreeable. Over the years, they had lived like this. He didn’t dislike her, and she loved him deeply. They had a harmonious relationship, at least in Kendric’s eyes.
In his heart, there was only Celeste, and he had never considered the possibility of anyone else entering his life.
He believed firmly that anyone might leave him, but Celeste wouldn’t. Anyone might betray him, but she wouldn’t.
Until one day, she said she didn’t love him anymore.
His once mighty heart began to crack. He felt like a child who had broken his favorite toy, desperately wanting to return everything to how it used to be.
He wanted Celeste to go back to the way she was before, back to when she
loved him.
However, he didn’t know how to cherish and protect this fragile love. Instead, he only knew how to use the most forcible means to “repair” their relationship, which only pushed Celeste further away.
No one had taught him how to love, thus he believed that not letting Celeste
leave was his love.
How could he explain to her why he had to keep her confined? Was it
because of love? He himself hadn’t yet grasped it at least not now.
If he had to explain, it was probably because from the first sight he saw
Celeste, he knew he couldn’t do without her in this long dull life.
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Chapter 46
The study’s lights remained on till late night. Kendric was standing alone by the expansive French window, lost in thought. He held a black velvet box.
Inside that box lay a ring. He originally intended to discuss with Celeste about their marriage. However, after a heated argument, their conversation
ended on a sour note.
It wasn’t until his phone buzzed that Kendric’s wandering thoughts snapped
back to reality.
Meanwhile, at Beacon Senior Care, the night had grown deep. In the
courtyard, a frog had taken up residence in the pond, filling the night with its
noisy croaks.
Caleb was stirred awake by the noise. He called for one of the caregivers.
“What time is it?”
The caregiver entered and switched on the bedside lamp, “it’s eleven, sir.”
Caleb nodded. His sleep patterns had become somewhat irregular. Often,
he’d feel drowsy by seven or eight in the evening, only to awaken around eleven
or twelve.
He glanced at the photograph on the bedside table.
It had been a long time since Kendric last called. Caleb knew his grandson
occupied with business affairs.
Caleb raised his hand, “bring me the phone.”
The call was quickly answered. Caleb felt no surprised that Kendric was
still awake. His aged voice drifted through the phone, “Ken.”
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Kendric clutched his phone, peering down at the ring box in his hand,
“grandpa.”
Kendric was brought up by his grandfather. Caleb knew him best. He could tell from Kendric’s tone that something was bothering him, “what happen, Ken?
What’s bothering you?”
Kendric stayed quiet. He was adept at keeping his thoughts hidden.
Caleb inquired, “where is Cely? It’s been a while since I called her.”
Kendric let out a sarcastic snort.
Caleb knew he hit the point, “just had a quarrel with Cely?”
Kendric reluctantly admitted.
Caleb chuckled, “Cely is a good girl. You need to treat her right.”
Kendric frowned deeply. Wasn’t he already treating her well?
He had showered her with the finest jewelry, conferred upon her the status
of his fiancée, and had a whole team of household staff at her beck and call.
This was the kind of life that most people envied. Yet, she remained unsatisfied,
always harboring thoughts of sneaking away from his side.
The thought of her being in some unknown, potentially perilous place
where he couldn’t protect her sent shivers down his spine. He remembered how
he had gone on a frantic when she ran away last time.
Over the phone, Caleb advised him, “Cely is your future wife. Take good care of her. You’re both young, and a few quarrels are par for the course. Don’t put that in heart, remember to apologize to her.”
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Kendric asked in a stiff tone, “wife? What if she doesn’t wanna marry
me…”
as
Caleb let out a sigh, “she loves you.”
A touch of hurt crept into Kendric’s tone, “she’s changed.”
“Ken, remember you can’t hurt her feelings. A one–time hurt might not be healed even by a hundred times of tenderness.”
“If you did something wrong, correct it pronto.”
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