Chapter 19 She checked her phone and found that apart from a Twitter direct message , only Trisha had sent her a WhatsApp message , asking her where she had gone and why she hadn't returned . Celeste replied to her : [ I'm with my mom . ] Trisha quickly replied : [ How's she ? ] [ About the same as before . ] [ Well , that's good news . Maybe one day a miracle will happen , and your mom will wake up . ] Hearing her comforting words , Celeste felt a little better : [ Thank you for that . You can go to sleep first . I might be back a bit later . ] [ Alright , call me if you need anything . ] Celeste sent her a " love you " emoji . Suddenly , there was a " click " sound , and the surroundings lit up for a moment . Celeste turned sharply and saw a well - dressed man a few steps away from her holding a phone , with the camera facing her . The man was staring at her as well . When she turned her head , the man seemed to be stunned , then smiled shyly . Celeste clenched her lips , walked up to the man , and snatched his phone . " Didn't anyone tell you ? Taking pictures of strangers without permission is an invasion of privacy . Tell me your phone password . " The man looked a bit amused but still gave her a series of numbers , " 0712. " After unlocking the screen , Celeste found only one recently taken photo , a night view of the building below , without her in it . There were only a few seconds between the flash and her snatching the phone , so the man had no chance to delete the photo . The only explanation was that he hadn't taken her photo in the first place . Celeste felt a bit embarrassed and annoyed . How could she justify her overreaction ? Just as she was struggling with how to make up for her previous impolite behavior , the man took the initiative to speak up , " I'm really sorry , I just thought the night view downstairs was beautiful , and you misunderstood . " Celeste quickly followed his words , " I should apologize , I was too sensitive . I'm really sorry . " She returned the phone to him , " Your photos are really nice . Are you a professional photographer ? " The man smiled and said , " No , it's just a personal hobby . I noticed you're very sensitive to the flash , did something happen before ? " Celeste wasn't usually good at talking to strangers , but the man's voice was gentle and pleasant , making her feel at ease . So , she couldn't help but say a few more words , " Actually , it wasn't a big deal . I was once photographed by a street . photography team . They put the pictures online without editing , which caused me a lot of trouble . So I became more sensitive to these things . " " No wonder , " Mason Fletcher smiled . " You have an outstanding appearance , so I can understand why the photographer didn't edit the picture . Of course , that's illegal . " Getting praised by others felt great , especially when it was such high praise . Celeste's mood improved a lot because of it . Just as she was about to speak , Elaine called her . Celeste's eyes lit up after hearing whatever was said on the other end . She quickly hung up and said to the guy , " Thanks ! " She grabbed her clothes and bolted out like the wind . Mason stood there dumbfounded for a moment before laughing . When Mason returned to the hospital room , Nicolas was asking the nurse to be careful . Seeing Mason , he said , " I thought you'd left me here and ran off . When you left , my foot was broken , and now that you're back , my hand got stabbed by glass . Don't you think you're bad luck for me ? " Mason patted him on the shoulder and said , " Well , at least you injured your hand at a good time . " Nicolas was speechless .