True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 405

Heinz was dumbfounded. He threw Grace a pleading glance.

Gary had left him with egg on his face.

Looking at his helpless face, Grace shrugged, indicating that there was nothing she could do.

Heinz made a pleading gesture again, which made Grace laughing lightly with amusement.

There was a look of frustration on Heinz's face.

"Okay, enough of talking. Hurry up and wash your hands. Let's have dinner. I'll check on the rest of the food in the kitchen."

"Mommy, are you standing on Heinz's side?" Gary complained. "Women are always so irrational when it comes to men!"

Grace squirmed and raised her voice, "Little Gary!" "Alright, let's eat," Little Gary did not care anymore. "I know my place in this house already. No big deal." Everyone burst into laughter. Ernest, too, was laughing along.

Little Gary opened his mouth again, "Ernest, aren't you going to fight back a little? If you don't, I'm afraid you'll be in a worse position than mine!"

Ernest smiled and said, "I don't mind. It doesn't matter where I stand." "You are so chill about everything," Little Gary sighed. "Fine, I'm just meddling in other people's affairs."

Alice chimed in, "You will live a life full of worries."

She looked at Ernest with a sour face.

Ernest was Heinz's child, and Grace had accepted him just like that. Alice felt aggrieved on behalf of her sister.

Pulling Grace into the kitchen, Alice lowered her voice and said, "Tell me, Grace. Ernest is his child. Can you really accept it?"

Grace shook her head and said in a low voice, "Alice, Ernest is not his biological son. Heinz adopted him, but Ernest doesn't know. Jensen knows it too, you can ask him."

"Not his biological son?" Alice's eyes widened in surprise. "Ernest is really not his biological son?"

"Yes," Grace nodded. "I don't think Heinz has any reason to lie."

"But they look alike," Alice said. "Ernest looks a little similar to Little Gary. You could feel that they are real brothers when you look at them. Anyone who sees them together would say so."

"Maybe it's fate?" Grace sighed. "I feel sorry for this child. The moment I see him, my heart ached. I adore him very much."

"Me too. I like him too. He is more obedient than Little Gary," Alice said. "Even if he is Heinz's biological son, I couldn't bear to scold him or anything. He looks so cute."

"Well, you should change your attitude toward Heinz," Grace said. "You and Little Gary both treat him without courtesy. Little Gary directly calls him by his first name. You, on the other hand, completely ignored him. I'm having a hard time stuck in between the both of you."

"Grace! I am not treating him this way because I hate him. I just feel that it's unfair for you," Alice said with a smile.

"He didn't know it either," Grace began to reason. "It was an accident."

"Alright. I won't be so rude to him from now on," Alice said. "But I don't think I can get close with him either. I don't like him as a person. He is too arrogant."

"Aren't you arrogant too?" Grace said, smiling.

"Me?" Alice was stunned and shook her head. "I'm not arrogant. I'm pedantic."

"Oof-" Grace was amused by her declaration.

Alice stepped forward and hugged her. "Grace, I really wish you well. Most importantly, he treats you well. That's all I could ask for."

"I know," Grace nodded and patted her hand. "What about you? How are you with Jensen?"

"He is taking good care of me in every aspect, no matter how trivial the matter is," Alice sincerely said. "He is a good person, warm and gentle. But I don't know why, maybe I am sensitive, I feel that there's a boundary between me and Jensen."

Grace paused for a moment, then turned to look at Alice.

Letting go of her, Alice said, "I don't know what's wrong. It seems that there is something extra, and at the same time, something lacking between us."

"What do you think it is?" Grace inquired.

"Passion?" Alice replied and then immediately shook her head. "No, I feel that we are very different from ordinary couples. He has never been mad at me. Everyone has emotions, right? But he is never angry. Don't you think it's strange?"

"Maybe he just being kind to you?" asked Grace, although she clearly knew that it was because of guilt.

Alice shook her head. "I don't think so. He is very strict toward his subordinates and set a high bar for them. But for me? Never. That's why I feel that there's something more between us, and something less." Grace couldn't help feeling worried. After all, Alice was a sensitive girl.

"Have you done that with Jensen?" Grace asked cautiously.

Alice couldn't get what she meant. "Done what?"

"Um. Sleeping together."

Alice's face suddenly turned red. "Grace, I-"

She was at a loss for words. Feeling embarrassed, she stammered, "I... I couldn't... We haven't done it."

They had been intimate. However, they were unable to do the deed.

Alice was still the same. Once Jensen had made a further move, she would crumple in fear.

It was terrifying for her.

Grace instantly understood the situation.

Both of them had their worries because they had not made any substantial progress.

Jensen was just restraining himself not to get angry.

In fact, in a relationship between a man and woman, it was not always a good thing to be too restraining.

After all, they would only truly understand each other if they opened up to each other. If they were too courteous, they might not be able to make it till the end.

"Grace, I just can't do it." Alice was on the verge of tears. Her shoulders drooped in despair. "I... I really tried my best, but I just couldn't do it."

"It doesn't matter." Grace put her hand on Alice's shoulder and said softly, "Don't rush it."

"But, I am afraid that he would be anxious," Alice said, her face flushing. "Actually, Jensen is a good man, he's husband-material. However, the further I wanted to go with him, the more I couldn't do it."

"You still have a mental block," Grace said. "Don't worry too much, Alice. Officer Charm is willing to wait for you. You need to trust him."

"Grace, I couldn't even do it when I'm drunk." Alice was embarrassed to admit that. "I am out of ideas. Am I having some kind of dysfunction?"

"Nonsense!" Grace didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "That's a man's problem. What you're having is a psychological barrier. Don't be afraid. It'll be fine eventually."

"But I'm afraid that Jensen can't wait!" Alice sighed. "He might get tired of waiting. I can't do anything about it if he decides to leave."

"He won't leave you," Grace said earnestly to her. "Don't be afraid."

"Why are you so sure?" Alice was very surprised. "You seem to know him very well."

Grace felt a twist of guilt.

In an instant, Alice realized something. She looked at Grace, asking, "Grace, do you know something that I don't know about?"