Chapter 152
After Kendric purchased the adjacent apartment, he removed the
non–load–bearing walls and then connected the two apartments together.
He even planned to transform the living room next door into a small
meeting room. It’s like he’s gonna to settle down here permanently.
In the evening, Kendric was again selecting interior designs, while Celeste
was watching television and savoring fruit, “that’s too troublesome. You know,
we can just move back to your villa.”
But he ignored her words. Celeste was curious why Kendric was so persistent in redecorating this apartment.
Lately, besides work, his only focus was on researching how to design and decorate the new house. One evening, when Celeste returned home from work, she found several designers in the house. She vaguely overheard their
conversation.
The situation was that Kendric felt that the current apartment’s area was still too crowded and was planning to purchase the two apartments above as well, turning it into a duplex.
Celeste was nearly startled into stumbling at her feet. That’s too strange. Kendric could have just purchased a new larger house. To redecorate this one seemed to be more troublesome.
However, Kendric remained tight–lipped when Celeste asked. “It’s a secret,” he said.
One day, Celeste decided to go upstairs to check on the progress of the renovation.
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Workers were coming and going, and the front door was left unlocked.
Celeste stepped inside, and a worker stopped her, “sorry, miss, who are you
looking for?”
“I live downstairs. I heard some noise upstairs and came up to check. How
far along is the renovation now?”
“The plumbing, walls, and floor are all done.”
“How much longer will it take?”
The worker mistook that she was coming to complain for the noise. He apologetically explained, “the homeowner is renovating this apartment to be his wedding house. So, to ensure quality, progress here might be a bit slower.”
“Wedding house?” Celeste exclaimed. She circled the room and examined the layout. Suddenly, she noticed something and hurriedly rushed downstairs.
Kendric hadn’t finished work yet when Celeste called him. “Cely?”
Celeste tightly held the phone, and as she heard Kendric’s voice, the inexplicable unease in her heart gradually calmed down. “You haven’t finished work yet?”
“Yeah, I might be late getting back tonight. I’m in a meeting with the promoters.”
There was a long silence.
Kendric sense something off. “What’s wrong? Anything happened?”
“No, it’s just…”
“What?”
Chament
“I miss you, Ken.”
“Wait, Cely… did you just say it? 1…I’ll be back soon.”
Celeste’s ears turned slightly red. “No need to hurry. Get on with your work,
it’s more important.”
“This is the most important thing now! You have no idea how long I have
been waiting for these words!”
This time. Celeste’s cheeks blushed.
In less than an hour, there came the sound of the door opening.
“Kendric! Don’t tell me you rushed back as soon as you hung up the
phone!”
Kendric took off his coat and smirked, “yeah, because someone said she
misses me!”
Celeste stomped, “hey!”
He laughed and came to give her a kiss, “okay, actually it’s because I miss you, and I can’t wait a second to see you.”
He hugged her and they walked towards the living room.
After some hesitation, Celeste ventured, “today, I went upstairs… the say this is our wedding house.”
Kendric didn’t deny it.
She continued, “and I looked at the layout upstairs…”
He tightened his grip on her arm even more. He knew what she was gonna
say, “Yes, I plan to set up a baby’s room upstairs.”
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The tension in Celeste’s heart snapped, and a wave of sadness spread
uncontrollably.
Kendric felt her sudden frustration. “Cely, do you trust me?”
She nodded.
Kendric smiled. “I don’t mind if we have kids in the future, but with the
current advanced technology, everything is possible. I still have expectations for
this. If heaven sends an angel to be our baby, we would gladly accept, wouldn’t
we?”
“And if we don’t have kids, you can use that room as your painting studio.”
“Ken, you know, my hope of getting pregnant is very slim. I don’t want you
to bear disappointment after great expectations. So, if one day you regret your
decision… you must tell me. I will understand.”
He murmured, “there won’t be such a day. Never.”
Celeste remained silent. She seemed a bit absent–minded.
In the evening, when Kendric went to the bathroom, Celeste sneaked into
his study. She wanted to open his safe..
Last time, she brought back a set of treatment plans from the hospital, but
was taken away and locked up in the safe by Kendric.
away
She tried a code. It was wrong and the alarm went off. Fortunately, Kendric
was in the bathroom and didn’t hear it. She didn’t dare to try random codes
again. Perhaps she had to find a time and go ask the doctor again.
As soon as Kendric entered the bedroom, he saw Celeste staring at him with
a pair of bright eyes. However, her slightly guilty expression betrayed her
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nervousness.
“What was that noise just now?”
Celeste vigorously shook her head, “what noise? I didn’t hear anything.”
Kendric quietly observed her for a moment and then left without saying a
word.
She breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded from the
study.
“Shit! Why is it ringing again!” Celeste quickly jumped out of bed, and by
the time she entered, Kendric had already deactivated the alarm on the safe.
She stood awkwardly at the door, “what’s that noise?”
Kendric gave her a meaningful glance, “the safe’s alarm.” He turned to open
the safe, “come here.”
Celeste approached.
“The password is the date of our first meeting.” The safe door was opened,
and Celeste leaned in.
“You were trying to find something inside?”
Celeste knew he had guessed out, so she answered honestly, “I was.”
“Did you find it?”
…I failed to open it,” and she even triggered off the alarm. That’s embarrassing.
“You could have asked me for it directly.”