True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 523

"Are you someone who can't even afford to use water?" Grace was speechless. Heinz had managed to dig up every single excuse.

"I can but we should conserve water to save the earth. I shouldn't waste it, right?" He replied.

He squeezed his way into the shower and pushed Grace into the water. Then, they stood under the stream of water together.

All of a sudden, the area felt a lot smaller.

"Grace," Heinz called out her name gently. She immediately felt goosebumps all over her body.

She grabbed his arm and warned, "If you touch me again, I'll move back today. You're really scaring me."

"What are you afraid of?" He smirked.

He wrapped his arms around her as he said that.

"I'm afraid that your stamina is too good," she retorted in annoyance.

After that, she quickly cleaned herself and escaped from the washroom.

Heinz didn't stop her. He smiled as he watched her leave. "I'll let you go this time."

After Grace had finished washing up, she entered the wardrobe and saw that it had been filled with branded clothes; they were all in her size. Heinz was very considerate and meticulous when it came to her. He had prepared many clothes for her in the villa and also in his own house. He had prepared everything for her, as if inviting her right into his life.

She was enjoying every moment of it.

After changing her clothes, she quickly went to the other room.

There was no one in the room. The blankets had been folded neatly. It seemed that they had been awake for a long time.

Grace frowned and thought back to Heinz's words. He had told her that they were still sleeping; what a liar.

She turned around and left the room. When she saw the butler, she asked, "Where are the kids?"

"Miss Smith, the young masters are playing with mud in the backyard," he replied.

"Huh?" she looked at him in surprise. "Playing with mud?"

"Yes, Mr. Heinz had said that he was going to take a day off so the children were very happy. They went to play right after their breakfast," the butler explained. "Don't worry, the mud has been sanitized and disinfected beforehand, so it is relatively safe for the children."

"Sanitized?" Grace repeated in awe.

"Yes, when Young Master Ernest was very young, Mr. Heinz hired the best nannies to take care of him. We are all specially hired to take care of the young master," he replied.

Grace felt warm and relieved in her heart. Heinz really was considerate and thoughtful. Excluding the love from parents, he had strived to give Ernest the best life he could.

She felt touched.

Grace nodded at the butler. "I'll go see them."

"Follow me," he said and led her to the backyard.

They went up the marble steps and walked for a little while more before going in the door that led to the backyard.

This villa was not as big as the one in the mountains, but it was also luxurious.

The house had a front yard and a backyard, with a separate building connected to the main building.

As soon as she entered through the door, she could hear the children's chattering and peals of laughter.

Grace stopped in her tracks and watched them from a distance. She saw the two kids had on children's aprons and gloves as they played with mud on the ground.

She remembered the time when she played with mud in her grandmother's garden as a child. Her grandmother's ashes had not been placed properly yet, so she had to quickly replace a place to settle her grandmother's ashes.

It was an ancient belief that burials brought peace to the deceased.

"Mommy."

"Mommy."

As she got lost in her own thoughts, the two children shouted for her as they ran towards her.

Right then, Grace felt that her heart had melted.

She looked at the children in front of her and smiled warmly. "Why are you two up so early?"

"Mommy, we didn't wake up early." Little Gary said. "It's you who woke up late. We got up as usual to eat."

In an instant, she blushed.

She smiled in embarrassment and nodded. "You're right. You guys got up very early, and I was the one who woke up late."

"Heinz woke up even later than you," Little Gary pouted and said with annoyance. "Heinz has found his two sons, but I don't see him being very happy about it."

Grace was taken aback by Little Gary's words. He really had a way with insulting his father.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she squatted down to look at the mud smeared on their hands. They had fun playing. She said, "Dad will be up soon. Little Gary, don't talk about him like that. Be careful when you have a son in the future as he might treat you the way you treat your father now."

"I'm not afraid of that." Little Gary immediately declared, "When I have a son, I will definitely take care of him well. I will not leave my children on the streets and become a father like Heinz, who doesn't put in the effort to get what he wants. I have learned from what happened in the past. Mommy, I will not be as hopeless as he is."

Grace fell speechless again.

Ernest just smiled at the both of them.

She caressed his face and said, "Ernest, don't learn from your brother. He's so opinionated that even I'm afraid of him now."

Ernest continued smiling at her. His smile was so adorable that it could melt people's hearts.

Little Gary lowered his gaze when he heard Grace's words. He said softly, "Mommy, you don't like me anymore. You have Ernest and feel that he is better now."

"You're childish, aren't you?" Grace said to him. "Stop acting. I don't believe that your heart is this fragile."

Little Gary immediately looked up and laughed. "You're right, Mom. I am opinionated. I will make my own decisions in life. I must not allow a woman to control my life in the future."

Grace frowned and asked, "Are you indirectly mocking your father?"

Little Gary shrugged and avoided her question. "Mommy, I'm going to continue playing with mud. You can play with Ernest. I won't be jealous. Don't worry."

Grace felt that she could barely control her own child. This kid seemed to understand everything.

Before she could speak to Ernest, she suddenly heard Little Gary shouting at the top of his lungs. He sighed, "The King is still sleeping in!"

Grace looked at him, dumbfounded. She stared at him and immediately blushed when the words sank in.

It just so happened that Little Gary had gone to play with mud.

He was talking about Heinz and herself. This child was criticizing both his father and mother.

The butler was trying hard to hold back his laughter.

At this moment, laughter came from the door. "So? Your father has been without love for so many years. It's time to be greedy for love and claim back what is mine, but a little kiddo like you can't tease your father like this. Do you understand the respect that you should have for elders?"

"Hehe." Little Gary only giggled at his words.

When Jensen and Alice arrived, they immediately rushed to the backyard after hearing the chatter and laughter.

When Grace saw them, she felt even more embarrassed.

Alice rushed over quickly. She ignored Grace and Little Gary as she squatted down in front of Ernest. She held his shoulders with both hands and looked at him carefully, sizing him up. "The more I observe him, the more he appears to resemble my older sister," she thought to herself.

She hadn't thought about it before and she didn't dare to think about it before this.

Now that she saw him with her own eyes, she felt that they were definitely related.

This was also her little nephew.

Alice said gently, "Ernest, call me Aunt. I'm your aunt."

Ernest turned to look at Grace, and she nodded at him.

Then, he turned to Alice and said, "Aunt, of course I know you. You're my brother's aunt, so you're definitely my aunt too. I'm so happy that I have an aunt now."