True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 829

They arrived home.

When Grace saw that Lowell was still upset, she held back from asking the questions that she had wanted to.

After entering the door, she looked at him and said, "Lowell, if you need anything, just let me know."

He shook his head, looked at her carefully and said, "No, Grace, I don't need anything." It seemed that he had something to say and his eyes were wider. She was slightly surprised and she couldn't help but ask, "Lowell, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing," he said while shaking his head. It seemed that he wanted to say something but stopped.

Grace noticed that he had something to say, but she was unwilling to force him to tell the so-called 'secret'. For a child, it was really cruel to force him.

She smiled slightly and patted his shoulder before she said, "Lowell, go back to your room and rest for a while. Wash your hands and eat something. I'll give you twenty minutes to change your clothes and rest okay?"

"Alright," Lowell said and nodded. He moved two steps and turned back. He stopped and looked back at her. Then, he asked, "Grace, is there anything you want to ask me?"

After a pause, she said with a smile, "No."

Lowell was curious. He looked at Grace and said in a low voice, "I thought you would have a lot to ask me or tell me about after seeing Mom."

She replied softly, "Lowell, I think you'll take initiative to tell me if you wish to do so. If you don't want to talk about it, I'll just make the situation worse for you."

"So, I won't ask you. If you want to talk to me about something, you can let me know when you are ready."

"Before that, none of us will force you. We will give you time, space, and freedom."

That was a guarantee from Grace.

Lowell looked at her in a daze and his eyes misted over. He seemed to be touched.

He gazed at her for a while before he said, "In fact, I know that Mom is ill. Maybe I didn't know that her illness was that severe, but I know that she has been taking medicine for a long time."

"I also guessed, but I didn't expect that she would have such a serious disease. She won't have much time left."

"She told me to please you and listen to you guys. If I did that, I wouldn't be asked to leave."

"In the beginning, I actually didn't want to come. Even if Mom was not good to me and she would yell at me, she was still my mother and I did not want to leave her."

"If I refused to come, she would leave me alone. As soon as she was away for a long time, I would be scared."

"Before I came, she told me that if I didn't come to see you, she would leave me forever and never see me again."

"That's why I'm here."

"I felt that I had nowhere else to go."

"But I lied to you. I didn't tell you all the facts." "Mom told me that my father can't raise me. He's old and his living conditions weren't suitable for me to go over there. His place is not suited for me. She hoped that I could live a stable life."

"She also said that you will never let me be alone because you have two children. I could grow up with my little nephews and you would treat me well."

"Now, I know that you will not treat me unfairly, but I still lied to you. I'm sorry."

Hearing Lowell's words, Grace was moved. She had understood fully why her mother behaved in that way.

Perhaps all of her previous arrangements were for Lowell's sake. However, she did not say anything, and made him do his chores and learn to live independently. She also made use of Grace's kindness, but that was forgivable. She did not have much time left, thus Grace felt that she could be forgiven for all of that. She shook her head and said, "It's okay, I won't blame you. Go and rest."

"Thank you, Grace," said Lowell. He looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then turned away.

Heinz walked over and looked at her. He asked softly, "What did Lowell tell you? Was it about the secret that your mother refused to tell you at the hospital?"

She shook her head and said, "It's a secret indeed, but I don't know if it's the one in the hospital. Lowell knew that she was ill and he also knew that she forced him to come to us for his sake."

He was dumbfounded and said, "He's as smart as you and obviously, he is not an ordinary child. However, he didn't necessarily tell us everything. There might be a few things that he hid from us."

Grace said softly, "I can see that too, but he is too young. We shall not force him. If he is willing to say it, that's good. If he doesn't want to say it, we shall forget it. It'll be very bad if we force a young child to tell us something that he's not ready to."

Heinz nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. Don't worry."

Alice asked her sister in puzzlement, "I don't understand why I can't ask Lowell. If we ask him frankly, he will definitely tell us. If you want to know something, you have to ask."

Grace said, "He is only eight years old. Didn't you see him being so hesitant in the hospital? He must have promised something. That's why he did not say anything."

Alice said, "If you don't want to ask, I'll go. I have nothing to be afraid of. I think that it's easier to answer a few questions as compared to being abandoned by his mother and forced to come to us. Moreover, a little emotional pain will only make him stronger."

Grace shook her head and said, "Alice, I also believe that you will definitely get the answer if you force him, but have you considered the consequences? What about the future? If you force him like this, will it leave him feeling overwhelmed and result in trauma? Will he still tell you anything in the future? He is still a child. Can you be more tolerant with him?"

Alice heaved a long sigh and nodded reluctantly while saying, "Fine, I know. I'll go back to my room."

"Fine."

After that, Grace went to see her sons and found out that the little boys were having piano lessons at home.

The hired piano teacher was teaching them.

When she heard the sound of the piano at the door, she did not disturb them and went back to her room instead.

Grace said to Heinz, "The children are having their piano lesson. I'm wondering if I should arrange for Lowell to attend it too. Since they are all at home, can the three of them learn together?"

He nodded and replied, "Sure, you can make the decision on your own. Since you are already the mistress of this family, you don't have to ask me for anything. You can just decide it by yourself." "Remember, your wish is my command and I will obey your arrangements. Don't treat yourself as an outsider, okay?"

His voice was warm, strong and bewitching. In an instant, Grace felt that her heart was filled with tenderness.

She nodded and said, "Alright, thank you. Heinz, it's so good to have you."

He looked at her affectionately and said, "Dear, I'm very excited to hear this. I really want you."