Chapter 241

Night had fallen by the time Celeste finally woke up from her afternoon nap. Ever since she got pregnant, she'd been feeling constantly wiped out, and her sleep schedule had been a mess-mid-afternoon slumps hit her like a truck. By the time she opened her eyes, it was already getting dark out. As luck would have it, Lily Garland called just as she was boiling some noodles in the kitchen. "I heard from Caleb that Ethan Shaw came back yesterday. So? Did you tell him about the baby? Was he so excited he didn't sleep all night?" "I didn't tell him." "What?" "He got hurt. I figured I'd wait a bit." "He's injured? How bad?" "Nothing serious. Hurt his arm. He just needs some rest, that's all." Celeste didn't mention anything about Nora Murray. Or the fact that Ethan hadn't come back last night. Still, her low mood came through loud and clear, and Lily picked up on it in a heartbeat. "Wait, that doesn't make sense. If it's just a minor injury, why not tell him he's gonna be a dad? That'd proba