True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 706

Hermione looked at Grace and cautioned her, "Grace, if you stay here, you might face an even bigger problem."

"I'm not afraid." Grace raised her head and looked at Hermione in the eye. Just like that, she had regained her composure. "Since it has already happened, I'll just face it." Hearing her reply, Heinz was even more upset. The frown on his face remained. At this moment, he felt a sense of helplessness that he had never experienced before. Just not too long ago, during his divorce, he had wronged Grace.

Clearly the matter wasn't resolved. In fact, it was just getting more out of hand. He had once again dragged Grace into a mess.

"I'm fine." Grace seemed to be consoling Heinz. She knew that there was no use in pointing fingers at the moment. Hence, she decided to console him. "You should go back to Northern City." Staring into her eyes, Heinz saw a persevering gleam in them. He knew Grace was strong, but this strength was saddening.

He relaxed the frown on his face slightly, yet he still looked very solemn.

Alex was also very worried. He looked at Grace as if he had something to say.

Sensing this, she said, "Alex, take good care of Heinz."

"Yes, Miss Smith." Alex nodded immediately.

After studying her expression for a moment, Heinz turned around and left the restaurant.

Seeing that the President was leaving, Alex quickly bid goodbye to Grace and Hermione, and frantically chased after him.

When Heinz arrived back at the hotel room, Heinz barked an order to Alex in a low voice. "Send someone to take good care of Grace. If you see anyone suspicious trying to approach her, please stop that person immediately."

"Yes, sir!" Alex nodded. "President, are you worried that someone will try to interview Miss Smith after we leave and embarrass her?"

Heinz's eyes were filled with unconcealable worry. "Just in case."

"I understand." Alex immediately called to arrange for people to guard her, so that she'd be left alone.

At the restaurant.

Hermione was very worried about Grace. "Grace, if you're not in the mood to work, it's fine. I can arrange for someone else to help."

"No," Grace shook her head. "I've been through worse. I'm not afraid of this and I won't let it affect my ability to work either."

Ever since the incident at Alpine Resort six years ago, Grace had gone through all kinds of problems.

No matter how difficult it was, she knew how to push through.

Hermione nodded and studied her with concern. Her heart ached for Grace as she told herself she had been right about her. "You shouldn't have to suffer like this."

"It's fine." Grace shook her head and smiled. "Let's eat, Hermione."

Probably because she didn't want to affect Hermione's appetite any further, Grace forced herself to smile and regain her composure. She began wolfing down the food in front of her.

Seeing how strong she was, Hermione also felt a sense of respect for her.

As she ate, Grace continued to scroll her phone to read more news articles.

She realised that they portrayed her as the mistress who destroyed Jodie and Heinz's marriage.

According to them, Jodie and Heinz loved each other very much. When Jodie went abroad, they said that Grace took this opportunity to slip her way in. The media outlets even went as far as to report that the child they had was already five years old. Apparently, she had shown up shamelessly at Heinz's house one day with their child, and they even had a picture of it.

True enough, attached to the article was a photo of her at the Jones family's villa.

This was all too strange.

Grace was very annoyed up to this point.

Taking a deep breath, she pushed herself to continue reading the article.

According to the article, Jodie was a kind-hearted doctor from Alsburg. As she built her career in Alsburg, Grace slept her way into Heinz's arms.

Finally, when Jodie returned home, they said that Heinz immediately pressured her into a divorce.

All this supposedly occurred because of Grace.

They took things one step further and reported that she even caused Jodie to try to commit suicide. However, this was allegedly not enough for her. Apparently, she even brought her sister to pay Jodie a visit to the hospital together.

Of course, there were more photos attached as "evidence". The photo showed Alice outside the hospital with Jodie's parents. Despite the camera's vague angle, anyone who saw it would think that Alice appeared very domineering.

After thinking for a while, Grace sighed in frustration.

This person who spilled the news definitely added more spice to the real picture.

The articles casually forgot to mention that Jodie passed away six years ago in Alsburg from some complications. Instead, they chose to report how Heinz had betrayed his marriage. They chose to tell the tale of how he'd turn the other way and had two children with someone else.

This was some kind of twisted joke.

These articles could definitely count as a form of slander.

Crunching on a piece of bacon, Grace continued to scroll down the article.

"Okay, you should stop." Hermione was also reading through the news articles. The more she read, the angrier she became. "These articles obviously distorted the truth. It's obvious they dramatized the whole thing on purpose. My god, did you see that they said there's more to come? They asked their readers to wait patiently for the grand finale tomorrow."

"I want to finish reading it," Grace spoke with determination. "I need to know every single word written. That way, I can use it when I need to."

Hermione expressed her thoughts aloud. "Well, we can't really blame the media for this. They may have exaggerated it on purpose, and then they'll publish another version of the story tomorrow. Maybe that one will have an even bigger twist."

Grace took a sip of her mushroom soup. After reaching the end of the article, she pursed her lips and commented, "We can't rule out possibility just yet, I guess. However, what's odd is that this person not only slanders me, but he's even bold enough to attack Heinz. He might as well have declared a war against him."

"And that's the most exciting part," Hermione added. "That's why this is all such a big deal."

As they discussed this, Grace's phone started ringing.

Looking at the screen, she saw it was

Zachary who was calling her.

Grace clicked on the answer button gently and greeted him. "Zachary?"

"Grace, have you read the news? What's going on?" Zachary's slightly anxious voice emerged from the speaker of her phone.

"You did?" Grace was bewildered that her cousin would've read it this early in the morning.

"I'm not the only one. Even Aunt Nerissa has read it," Zachary cried. "We're both very anxious about you, Grace."

"Zachary, I'm fine," she assured him. "I don't know exactly what to tell you now, but just know that things aren't what they seem."

"I know that. You know what, are you in Northern City? I'll come over immediately."

"I'm in Julesburg," answered Grace. "Zachary, you don't have to worry about me. I'm on a business trip. Once I'm done here, I'll return to Northern City immediately."

Zachary continued in a deep voice, "I'll go to Julesburg to look for you, then follow you back to Northern City once you're done."

"There's no need. You don't have to come here just for that." Grace knew that Zachary was distraught for her. The only reason he'd travel to Julesburg right now was just for her.

With that in mind, she was very touched by his thoughtfulness.

"I've settled everything over here so you need not worry about us. I just want to know the truth," Zachary comforted in a deep voice. "If Heinz hurt you, I won't let it slide. I won't spare anyone who hurt you." "Zachary!" Grace exclaimed. "If you really came over here, I'd tell you everything."

"Give me some time," Zachary said before adding. "Don't contact any reporters and don't say anything. Remember, anything you say now is wrong."

Grace was very intuitive and she instantly knew what Zachary meant. She replied, "Zachary, don't worry, I'll listen to your advice! I know what you mean."

Only then did Zachary feel slightly relieved. "Okay, take care."

After making sure she was fine, Zachary hung up.

After Grace put down her phone, she noticed that Hermione had been watching her the entire time. She flashed a smile at her, acknowledging that she was more relaxed than before.

At least for now, she wasn't alone. At the very least, some people understood her and were there to support her.

With that in mind, she was definitely more relieved.

"So your cousin knows?" Hermione asked.

"Yes." Grace nodded.