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"You know Gary very well," Lowell admitted. "He won't agree to break up with you. I don't think you're not suited for each other. It's just that you don't know how to handle matters of the heart. You're probably only looking at the surface. I know that Gary is a little conceited, but he's genuine about his feelings."
"I'm so tired, Uncle," Celeste whispered, "I don't want to be stuck in a constant cycle of unease anymore."
In fact, she already had suspicions when they were away from each other for some time. She didn't want to be anxious anymore.
"Alright, don't worry about it. Just focus on getting some rest," Lowell said.
"Okay." Celeste didn't say anything else but asked Lowell to keep her abortion a secret. She didn't want everyone to know about it.
She didn't want Aunt Grace to blame Gary for this.
Lowell was just about to leave when Gary returned.
Before he left, he gave Gary a brief explanation of her thoughts. He frowned upon hearing it.