True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 1089

Alice didn't know what had gotten into her, but she drove to the Emerald Apartment, got out of the car, and went upstairs. Perhaps, it was because she had deeply felt the convenience and help Heinz had brought her, she was very grateful to him. She actually wanted to repay them and do something nice for Heinz and Grace.

Like visiting Heinz's evil father, Lawrence. She also knew that her brother-in-law had a difficult time letting go.

However, Alice and Grace wanted to do something for him.

She might as well visit him since she was already there.

Alice knocked on the door.

It didn't take long for the door to open.

Lawrence didn't look like he was in a good state of mind. His white hair and stubbly beard made him look very haggard.

He was also taken aback when he saw Alice on the other side of the door. Probably because very few people here would visit him.

"It's you?" Lawrence leaned to one side after opening the door and said, "Come on in. This is your home after all."

He merely just borrowed the place.

Lawrence turned around and walked inside.

Alice followed him in and shut the door.

She stood at the entryway and noticed it was rather clean. At least he kept it that way, unlike a filthy bachelor pad.

Alice was slightly surprised. She stood at the entryway and looked around.

As if he had read Alice's mind, Lawrence spoke after he went further in. "You guys were generous enough to provide me a place to stay, so naturally, I wouldn't dirty it. I have to at least live up to your kindness. "Alright," Alice walked in, sat next to him on the sofa, and commented, "You don't look like you're doing well, but you kept the house quite clean and tidy."

"You don't need to praise me," Lawrence said as he poured her a cup of tea. "Drink a little. Grace asked Lester to bring me the tea."

"No thanks," Alice shook her head.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid that I'll poison you?"

Lawrence fixed his gaze on Alice as if he was not surprised by Alice's attitude at all.

Alice laughed out loud and shook her head. She looked up at Lawrence and said with a self-deprecating smile, "Honestly, I'm not afraid of that. It's just that I drank a lot of coffee when I worked overtime earlier. I really can't take any more caffeine. I'm also very tired recently. I'll come and drink with you some other day."

"Have tea with me?" Lawrence was even more surprised. A complicated emotion flashed across his eyes, but he was more shocked and puzzled. "I don't think I heard you right."

Alice nodded and said, "You didn't mishear me. I did plan on coming over in a couple of days. Probably because I'm all alone like you. Grace has her hands full with the pregnancy, and I don't want to stand in her way. There's no one else here but you, and you probably need someone to talk to. So I'll invite myself over once in a while."

"I'm very surprised." Lawrence paused for a moment before saying, "I thought you hated me."

"I do indeed," Alice said bluntly. "But we sometimes have to let bygones be bygones. No matter how much I hate you, you are still Lowell's father. My mother has been with you for so many years, and you are my brother-in-law's biological father as well as Grace's father-in-law.

No matter how much I hate you, you are still Heinz's father. And your life is now much more miserable than mine, so the hatred faded gradually."

"Did something happen?" Lawrence looked at Alice in astonishment. "Why am I a little horrified with your current composure? What on earth happened to you?"

Lawrence' s gaze and tone were filled with concern.

Alice looked at him and said, "I'm fine. I'm doing alright."

"Aren't you married to that kid, Jensen? Did you two have a quarrel?" Lawrence frowned. "It's a little surprising for you to say that you are lonely. You must have had an argument with him. Tell me, what happened?"

"Nothing really. I don't know how to say this. By the time I realized it, things had become like this." Alice also felt very strange that she actually came to say these words to Lawrence. Their relationship wasn't close enough for her to tell him private matters like this.

"Sounds like a major problem. Sometimes, If you replace it difficult to put the matter into words, it's probably because the common language between you two has lessened." Lawrence spoke from experience. "I used to be like this with Heinz's mother. We barely spoke."

Alice was taken aback.

Lawrence laughed self-deprecatingly. "When it comes to relationships, bystanders will think you have a well- managed marriage, however, you know very well that you're suffering. Sometimes, when you replace that you and your partner are no longer on the same page, yet you're not in a hurry to fix the problem, this will worsen and with time, your relationship will deteriorate. In the end, you wouldn't even talk to each other, much less argue. You'd only want to escape from each other."

If Alice heard these words in the past, she would definitely refute Lawrence, saying that he had no conscience and had done Heinz's mother wrong.

But now, looking at Lawrence, she did not know what to say. She only felt that there were some things that she could empathize with.

She sighed and said softly, "Actually, it's not only one person's fault if a relationship comes to an end. Both parties should bear the responsibility. Maybe you were mostly at fault compared to Heinz's mother. But in the end, you two were destined to meet but not meant to be together."

"I should bear 80% of the fault," Lawrence said with a self-deprecating smile. "I've always felt that I don't love her. I think love should be kind of vigorous. After all, I was frivolous in my younger days and I was eager to have more.

Looking back now, they're nothing more than an experience in life. Whether it was vigorous or plain, it's just a way of living life.

What people should do the most in their life is to have a clear conscience and live a steady lifestyle, instead of feeling like they've owed others."

"Who do you owe?" Alice asked as she looked at him.

"I owe a lot to many people. My father-in-law from the Carter family, my wife, my son, my lover, Grace, you, and Lowell. You guys are the ones I owe the most." Lawrence said.

"You don't owe me anything," Alice did not feel that Lawrence owed her anything.

"No, I do. I took your mother away from you, because of that, you lacked maternal love at such a young age. Take it as an indirect owe."

"My mother is the one who owes me that. It has nothing to do with you. You don't have to bear all the responsibilities," Alice said. "My mother was already an adult then, so she should be responsible for her own decisions."

"I'm not that noble. I'm a selfish person. I'd spent most of my life according to my own temperament. I did whatever I wanted."