Chapter 42: Chapter 42

"Celeste!" The moment Celeste came downstairs, she was engraved in a tight motherly hug from Clarissa.

"Oh honey, Congratulations! I can't explain how happy I'm for you. I didn’t know you two are back together already. I was praying to God to give my stupid son some sort of sanity but I didn’t know he would hear my prayer so past. I still can't believe it. You are pregnant. I'm going to be a grandma for a second time. God! I'm so happy.! Clarissa said while crying tears of joy. She broke the hug and looked at Celeste who had a soft smile on her face.

"Thank you mom!" She simply replied with a smile while giving Clarissa a kiss on her cheek. Clarissa smiled with a grin and took a step back to let Andrew, who was standing behind her to hug her.

"Celeste, dear! Congratulations! I'm really happy for you both. I'm glad my son has already realised his mistake. I can't wait to have my daughter back! Andrew said while hugging Celeste. And kissing her head. Celeste hugged him back and tried to control her tears.

They were all so happy yet she felt guilty. Guilty for not telling them the truth. She wasn’t back with Liam. That this pregnancy was just an accident. How could she tell them the truth and break their hearts? She couldn’t do that. She looked at Liam who was standing beside her with a smile on his face.

"Thank you dad!" She replied while breaking the hug.

"Liam, take care of her and your child. Don’t hurt her again. If you do then I'm going to break your leg." Andrew said in a serious voice while looking at Liam. Liam chuckled and nodded.

"Don't worry dad. I won't let you complain this time." Liam said with a smile and moved his hands to hold Celeste's. He then entwined their hands and smiled at Celeste. Celeste wanted to take her hand away but she couldn’t do that in front of Andrew and Clarissa. She just swallowed down her anger and forced a smile.

Why was giving them false promises? She didn’t understand. She didn’t need him to take care of her and her baby. She was enough alone. So he didn’t need to pretend and make false promises.

"I had called Rafael. He was so happy for you. He wanted to talk to you but you were asleep. He asked you to call him once you woke up and also Arianna will be coming tomorrow to see you." Clarissa said once they all settled down for the dinner.

"Alright mom. I will call him after the dinner is over. I'm happy Arianna is coming. I haven’t seen her since ages." Celeste said, making Clarissa nod with a smile.

"Also, now you need to eat healthy and take care of your body. You are not alone. I have talked to Liam. You both will be staying here in the mansion for the coming two months. It's the most crucial part of pregnancy. Meanwhile Liam will handle the renovation of your house." Clarissa said in her motherly tone while serving some dishes on Celeste's plate.

"Alright mom. I will listen to whatever you say." Celeste replied with a smile while making Clarissa grin in happiness. Celeste was glad that she didn’t have to stay with Liam alone and could stay in the mansion with Clarissa and Andrew. She wouldn’t feel lonely that time and this thought made her happy as she really loved them.

Everyone started to eat peacefully when suddenly Liam's phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and his expression changed.

"I have to take this call. Excuse me." Liam excused himself and got up from his seat before exiting the dining room.

"Yes?" Liam spoke after answering the call.

"Mr. Rodriguez. I'm in front of your house with the report." The person from the other side informed in a professional tone.

"Alright. Just wait a while, I will have someone collect them." Liam said in his deep voice before cutting the call. He then called Patrick, one of his trusted helpers and informed him to collect the file from him and bring them directly to his study before he moved upstairs.

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Liam threw the file on the table after going through it several times. He the leaned on his back on the chair and rubbed his face with his both hands. He then ran his fingers through his hair to get rid of the uneasiness and frustration bubbling inside him. He couldn't believe what he just found out.

She had suffered so much because of him. How could he ever forgive him for that?

The call he had gotten earlier was from his private investigator. He had instructed him to run an investigation about Celeste. He wanted to know each and everything about the past year she was without him. He was already suspecting that she was changed and was hiding something. But he didn’t expect she had gone through so much in the past one year.

She had lost her grandma the day they had signed the divorce agreement. He knew her grandma was her only family in this whole world.

He wasn’t with her when she needed him the most instead he just left her. He left her like she was nothing to him and he regretted it. He regretted it very much. He didn’t know if she would ever forgive him for this.

She suffered from major depression. They got panic attacks frequently. She was suicidal. She tried to commit suicide two times. Two fucking times! All because of him. All because he wasn’t there for her. All because the man she had loved with all her heart had gifted her divorce papers on their wedding anniversary and left her to suffer alone.

Liam felt his eyes tearing up by the thought of losing her. What if she had succeeded when she attempted suicide? He would have lost her and this thought made him go crazy. He punched the table repeatedly in frustration and anger.

But at the same time he couldn’t help but feel proud thinking how strong she was. She had suffered so much but in the end she had overcome her fear and survived. She still smiled and behaved like nothing happened. How could a person be so strong?

Liam slowly got up from his seat and paced back and forth in the study room. He didn’t know what to do. He didn’t know how to tell her that he was sorry and he had already realised his mistake a long ago? Would she ever forgive him? What if she didn’t love him anymore and wanted nothing to do with him? How could he live without her? He had already lived a year without her just because of his stupidity. He wasn’t a stupid anymore. He knew he had to make up everything. So What, if he couldn’t change the past? He had his present and future with her and he wouldn’t ruin it this time.

That time only one thing mattered. She was still his wife and he loved her. Nothing else and with that thought in his mind he made his way towards his room where Celeste was.

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