Celeste paused for a moment.
Kieran, however, just smiled and said, "It''s fine. You can eat it
make something fresh for youter."
Celeste hesitated, then replied softly, "...Alright. Thank you."
For a brief moment, the three of them fell into an awkward
Noticing Celeste''s difort, Lottie and Matthias quickly
stepped in to ease the tension.
Lottie said, "Mr. Briggs brought his guitar. Come on, let''s go
listen to him sing."
Celeste and Lottie walked off, leaving Caleb and Kieran standing
there. The two men exchanged a nce, said nothing, and
quietly went back to the bonfire they had built earlier. 1
Wynn and her group didn''t hear what Kieran or Caleb had said to
Celeste, but after seeing that scene, Wynn froze for a moment. It
almost looked like something was going on, but then she shook
her head, thinking she might be overanalyzing. 1
Miles''s friends also happened to know Caleb
They hadn''t paid him much attention before, since they weren''t
But now, seeing that moment, one of them withdrew his gaze
and said, "Who''s that woman? She''s seriously beautiful. No
wonder even Mr. Jennings, who never shows interest in women,
seems to be falling for her." 1
Linda instantly bristled. "What do you mean by that? Don''t be
stupid. Mr. Jennings wouldn''t possibly like he
Her irritation wasn''t just denial. She couldn''t ept that a man
as outstanding as Caleb might actually be interested in Celeste. 1
Besides, as far as she knew, Celeste and Matthias were basically
a couple. How could there be anything between her and Caleb? 1
And even if Caleb did like Celeste, he wouldn''t openly make a
move in front of Matthias, right? If he really did, Matthias would
have lost his temper already.
As for Kieran, that was even more unlikely. Everyone knew he
liked Wynn.
Celeste didn''t know what Wynn''s group thought. 2
Asher Briggs was one of Matthias''s friends, and he was pretty
good at ying the guitar.
Their group sat around, listening to him sing and y, while
Lottie, being the outgoing type, even picked a few songs and
sang along with him. +
Celeste wasn''t much of a singer. She rarely listened to music<fn64c1> The source of th?s content is find~novel</fn64c1>
either. So, she just sat and listened.
Just then, both Kieran and Caleb stood up almost at the same
time and started walking toward her.
When they noticed each other''s movements, they both stopped
briefly, then continued on toward Celeste anyway.
Everyone around noticed the scene.
Asher even stopped strumming his guitar. Everyone''s attention
shifted to the two men.
Neither Kieran nor Caleb seemed embarrassed.
This time, it was Kieran who spoke first, "I brought a telescope.
Want to do some stargazing?"
Caleb smiled slightly. "What a coincidence. I brought one too.”
Celeste couldn''t say anything.
Truth be told, she was interested in stargazing. But...
Matthias coughed lightly, stood up, and said, "I like stargazing
too. Mind if I join?"
And just like that, the four of them ended up setting up their
telescopes together.
From a short distance away, Wynn and Linda couldn''t help
ncing over from time to time.
If, before, Wynn could convince herself that Caleb and Kieran
walking over to Celeste was just a coincidence, the scene now
made it hard to deny the fact that Caleb clearly was interested in
Celeste. 2
As for Kieran... She thought he was probably just pretending.
But remembering how cold and distant Kieran had been toward
hertely, Wynn couldn''t shake off a faint sense of unease. 2
To Linda and Miles, though, Celeste and Matthias were already
considered a couple. 1
Even when Caleb and Kieran approached them, since they
couldn''t hear what was being said, they naturally assumed the
men were talking to Matthias, nothing more.
Just then, Beck finally arrived. 11<style>
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