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Gary was startled. It felt like he brought trouble upon himself.
When he hesitated, Celeste continued to ask right away, "Or, do you intend to do something bad? Or perhaps, have you done something bad already, and need me to forgive you?"
Her question caused Gary's heart to skip a beat. He felt a shiver run down his spine, and a sense of guilt washed over him too.
It was said that a man should never do a wrong thing. As he was being questioned by Celeste then, he felt so guilty that he dared not look at her.
On the contrary, Celeste was very calm. She did not look away. She just continued to stare at Gary, awaiting his answer.
Upon being stared at, Gary could not help but to smile and say, "I am afraid that I may have really hurt you by making some careless mistakes, but I did not do it on purpose."
"I think that if you did not do it on purpose, it can still be forgiven," Celeste said, "Of course, it still depends on what the mistake is."