"Don't mention it. Just tell me whatever you need without worrying about anything else," Heinz replied.

In fact, Heinz was more worried about Grace.

She was concerned about Candace's illness. Heinz was afraid that she might get herself sick if she continuously felt dejected.

"Okay." She nodded. She knew Heinz was worried about her, so she tried to comfort him by saying, "Heinz, don't worry, I've already prepared myself for it. We've all prepared mentally these past few years." Although she was sad, it was due to the fact that her mother had not been around over the years. She had always taken care of everything on her own. Hence, having a mother was almost the same as not having a mother for her.

She had never expected her mother to do anything for her.

Prior to this, she also assumed that maybe her mother had already passed away.

Therefore, even though she still had mixed feelings, she had already made preparations for her mother's departure from this world.

Jensen also helped Alice open the car door. Alice too was feeling downcast.

Grace remained silent for the rest of the ride.

She sat quietly in the car. A beam of magenta light shone into the car through the window and scattered on her body.

She opened her eyes calmly. Her eyes were dim and dispirited.

Heinz glanced at her with concern in his eyes.

Although she had tried to comfort him, he could see that she was still mulling over her mother's illness.

There was a surge of complicated feelings in her heart, and she was extremely anxious.

The doctor had stated that Candace had not much time to live.

Although she had already convinced herself that Candace was dying soon, Grace didn't know how she could deal with it when the time came.

She, who had always been calm in the face of obstacles, felt helpless at this moment.

Heinz looked worriedly at Grace several times. Jensen sat behind him and gazed at Alice in the same way.

No one spoke a word.

When they reached home, Grace entered the house without a word.

Heinz looked at her with her head down, her long lashes concealing the emotion in her eyes.

He also did not know how to comfort her.

With her head down, she was about to enter the room. Heinz suddenly grabbed her arms and stopped her.

Grace turned around in confusion and asked, "Heinz, what's wrong?"

To his distress, he saw the expression on Grace's face. However, he couldn't show his worry. Otherwise, she might end up feeling even worse.

Worry was all over his eyes as he gulped.

As he looked at Grace, he felt that the burden on his shoulder was extremely heavy. He needed to balance everything out by replaceing out the truth, and taking care of the motherdaughter relationship between Candace and Grace.

He knew that no matter what, Grace had a deep affection for Candace, and there was no way to eliminate that.

Heinz said softly, "Grace, if you have any doubts in your heart, I think you should meet

Lowell now. Maybe he can give you some clues."

After a slight pause, she nodded and agreed. "Yes, thank you for your reminder. I'll go and see Lowell now."

Grace then turned around and went to Lowell's room.

Heinz looked at her back as she walked away. She seemed to be petite, but she was burdened with such difficult and challenging issues.

Every step she took was with a heavy heart, and the heaviness was reflected back to him.

Jensen was also disgruntled by Alice's state.

After catching a glimpse of her expression, Jensen found she had also subconsciously headed towards Lowell's room.

Jensen immediately stopped her and said, "Alice, don't go."

Alice furrowed her brows and looked at Jensen in surprise. "Why? I also want to ask Lowell about what he knows."

Jensen then explained. "It's not appropriate for you to go in now. Lowell is still young and touchy. If both you and your sister go in at the same time, he would feel very nervous. Maybe the words that he initially wanted to express wouldn't come out of his mouth now, since both of you are present at the same time. If Grace goes in by herself, perhaps Lowell will feel less stressed, and he would say something. So, don' go in since you are not in a good mood now."

Looking at Jensen in a daze, Alice finally understood that what Jensen said was reasonable. If both of them appeared in front of Lowell with such a devastating look, he might feel scared and say nothing instead.

Heinz stood by the side as he agreed. "Alice, Jensen is right. He wouldn't say anything if the two of you were to enter simultaneously. So, you should wait here. I believe that Grace can handle it properly. Both of you should go back to your room to have a rest."

Alice immediately shook her head and said, "No! No! I can't go back to our room. I am not at ease now. I will wait here for my sister to come out."

Jensen reached out to hold her hand and said, "You need to rest now. Go in, take a bath and change your clothes. I'll tell you when she comes out." Alice's eyes met Jensen's gaze that was filled with warmth and she agreed. "Alright, I'll listen to you."

After reaching Lowell's room, Grace hesitated for a moment before she knocked on the door.

Lowell was so clever and sharp-witted, that it was impossible for him not to pick up clues about his mother. "Knock, knock!"

Not long after, the door opened.

Lowell was slightly surprised to see Grace. Then, he smiled embarrassedly and greeted, "Grace, you're back."

"Yes, can I come in?" Grace gazed into Lowell's eyes as she asked in a soft voice.

"What's the matter?" Lowell asked, and he did not move away. Instead, he stood at the door and looked at her with surprise and alertness.

When she saw Lowell acting this way, Grace thought of something, but still she remained calm. "Is that not okay?"

Lowell shook his head immediately and said, "No, I thought that you should be spending time with Heinz right now since you've just got married. I don't want to disturb you." When she heard Lowell's words, she felt a warmth in her heart.

He had learnt how to be considerate at such a young age.

She suddenly felt sorry for him. Candace had given birth to all three of them, and the trio were adjusted to be considerate of others. On the other hand, Candace herself was not.

As she gazed tenderly at Lowell, she replied, "It's fine. I still want to stay with you for a while."

"Okay, please come in," Lowell answered and he opened the door wider to let her in.

After she entered the room, Lowell closed the door and went back to his bed.

"All right, thank you." Grace sat down on the bed.

A look of concern was etched on his face as he asked, "Grace, where did you go just now?" Noticing the worried look in Lowell's eyes, Grace realized that Lowell had discovered something. His eyes were filled with the same apprehension for his mother as she had.

Fortunately, he was a kind-hearted child, and that made her feel warm.

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