Chapter 69Celeste:I frowned. “Christian,”He raised up his hands in mock surrender. “Okay, okay, I’ll back off.”We spent the rest of breakfast in comfortable silence. I kept trying not to think about the fact that he said I was making sounds while eating, so I ate slowly, making sure not to make any noise.When we were done, I decided to clear the table.“You don't have to, princess; the maid will get to it.” Christian tried to stop me, but I refused to give in.“You made breakfast; it's only right I did the dishes.”“Don’t worry, it’s nothing,” I thought back to the endless dishes that the nuns in training did at the convent. It was an endless train of dishes after each meal, combining the ones from the orphanage, but it was one of the fun times I looked forward to. We were each stationed at different places, and we were allowed to be lost in our thoughts in silence, or we sang hymns together.“There's no need; you have to get ready,” Christian said, refusing to let go of the plat
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