CELESTINE’s P O V

‘‘Post it then…’’ I warned, smiling. ‘‘However, you should be sure to first greet your parents before you spread the video. I suppose that they resided in New York for such a significant amount of time, thus... If they were suddenly compelled to leave this place, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to adjust to the change…’’

And at that very moment, her hand that was clutching her phone froze, and she spoke with a firm tone. ‘‘W-what exactly do you mean?’’

I pulled out my phone, accessed the message that had arrived from Uncle Karl, and then read it out loud to all of them...