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Maria and Ernest talked for a long time on the rooftop. They finally got rid of their grudges, looking more like actual cousins by the time they were done.
"Let's go back and rest," Maria looked at her watch, "It's getting late."
"Let's go," Ernest nodded, "I still have some things to do."
"Then let's go down."
The two of them went downstairs together.
Ernest returned to his room on the third floor.
When Maria went downstairs and passed by Celeste's room, she seemed to have heard something. She was stunned and stood at the door. Suddenly, Celeste's faint voice came from inside, sounding as soft as a kitten's purr.
That very moment, Maria was rooted in place. Then, her face turned beet-red.
She quickly returned to her room and closed the door. Her heart was beating wildly.
It was really incredible.
Gary was acting so unscrupulously inside Celeste's room