Heinz was stunned.

He was struck dumb by her words. Did she mean that she wanted to use him as a bad example to educate their two children?

Where would his dignity as a father be?

In an instant, Heinz felt his face burn with embarrassment. Grace's move had been too powerful.

"Grace, can we talk it out?" Heinz held onto his illusion of hope and looked at Grace expectantly, hoping that she could give up the idea and purpose of keeping those photos.

"No," Grace spoke plainly, but her tone was particularly firm. "I want the children to take this as a warning, so that they never date casually, let alone get married casually. This is also a form of education toward the children. So, as their father, you should sacrifice a little."

"Grace." Heinz was still dumbfounded. "Can't you let it go? I think it's shameful to leave these things behind."

"What dignity are you trying to preserve? How much is your dignity worth? Our children's future and happiness are the most important. Don't you

think so?"

Deep down, she held back her laughter and peered at Heinz who was at an utter loss. On the surface, however, she continued staring at him seriously without a shred of expression.

Heinz shook his head and said, "Yes, the children's happiness is important, but I have to keep my dignity in front of them. Grace, this would be too mortifying for me. I don't want to show these photos to them."

"As a father, you should be sturdy like a pillar and not hide your mistakes. In fact, if you show your mistakes to our children and let them take them as a lesson, you can be a role model too. I believe our children can distinguish right from wrong. They won't laugh at you. They will only see this as a warning and not fall in love thoughtlessly. This is a good thing."

Then, Grace took these photos and looked through them again. She found the way Heinz had smiled brightly while gazing at Jodie was such an eyesore. She could not destroy them.

If they were destroyed, that would mean that she could no longer make fun of Heinz.

No, she definitely couldn't let them be destroyed.

After thinking for a while, she spoke again,

"Heinz, go and look for a photo album. No, you should get at least five albums. I'll keep all of these."

Heinz was left speechless. He wanted to say something but couldn't, so he simply remained seated in a daze as if he hadn't heard anything.

Grace looked up at him and urged, "Did you hear me? I saw an album on the bookshelf over there. It's empty. Bring it to me."

"No." Heinz shook his head.

Grace fixed her gaze on his face and uttered slowly, "It's fine even if you don't."

As she spoke, she took out her mobile phone and used her phone camera to take pictures of the photos.

"What are you doing?" Heinz was frightened by her actions again.

Grace replied nonchalantly, "I'm taking pictures of them. If I save these photos digitally, they'll last longer. I can send them to the kids in the future."

"No." Heinz restrained his temper and said in defeat, "I'll get you the albums, all right?"

"Even if you bring me the albums, I still have to make a digital copy," Grace responded. "These things are very precious and can't be duplicated. They have to be preserved."

"What value does this garbage have?" Heinz's face turned red from bashfulness because of Grace's attitude. He growled angrily in a low voice, "I admit that it's my fault, Grace. This is too cruel of you. Can't you spare me?"

"I'm being serious, Heinz!" Grace argued. "I really intend to tell the kids not to fall in love easily when they grow up. Or else, the person who they marry is not necessarily the one who will grow old with them!" Heinz was in such a tough position that he nearly stomped his foot in frustration. "Then... then... what about you and Simon?"

He had no choice but to bring Simon up.

"Me and Simon?" Grace scoffed. "I almost fell in love with Simon, but I didn't fall in love with him completely. We were about to establish our relationship when I met you."

"Hey!" Heinz looked at her, who maintained a gentle manner and a smile on her face. Seeing her like this, Heinz suddenly let go of his temper.

Alas, he was no match for her.

Hence, Heinz admitted defeat.

He went over to the bookshelf and took several albums over. Then, he handed them to Grace.

"Thank you." Grace took them from him and put the photos inside. One album was far from enough. She kept over half of the photos in a plastic bag, preserving them well before she put them in the safe. Looking at the locked safe, Heinz was frustrated to no end.

"Grace." Heinz still wanted to do Grace's work. After all, these photos were in the past. He didn't want to look at these things often and be reminded of his unbearable past, thus he tried to persuade her not to keep them. "Don't you think keeping these photos in the safe is just a waste of space?"

"It's okay. The safe is quite big. You even got it specially made. I don't think it's a waste of space."

"But the photos are nothing but trash."

"Since they're trash, why do you care about them? However, it's very valuable to the children as it can educate them. As long as it's useful to the children, it's not a waste of space. I believe that a father like you is well aware of that."

"Do you know what I want to do right now?" Heinz wanted to go berserk.

"Go insane?" asked Grace.

Heinz nodded in response.

"Just endure it." Grace still had a bland smile on her face, and she looked absolutely unhurried. Her behavior nearly drove Heinz insane.

The helplessness Heinz felt only grew over time.

"Is it that fun to tease me?"

Grace held back her laughter and glanced at his annoyed yet handsome face. She smiled gently and replied, "You're overthinking. Why would I tease you? I really think they are a useful tool." After saying that, she walked out of the room.

Heinz hurried to catch up with her. "Grace, we haven't finished our discussion yet."

"There's nothing to discuss. I've already said that we're going to keep them. Alright, if you have things to do, hurry up and do them. You don't need to be here anymore," Grace said. "Get back to work if you're busy. If not, have dinner at home later tonight."

"Grace!"

"I know my name is Grace, you don't have to keep yelling it." She deliberately tilted her head and looked at him, saying, "Hmm... I just ate, but why am I hungry again?"

She then quickly walked toward the dining room outside, leaving only a view of her back to Heinz.

On the other hand, Heinz felt completely helpless. He regretted taking so many photos and letting Grace see them.

After Grace ate some more fruits, she saw Heinz coming over and staring at her with a face full of vexation. Nonetheless, she pretended not to see it.

Heinz said, "Grace, can we really not discuss it any further?"

"What do you want to discuss?" asked Grace.

"They're just photos."

"That's already in the past. Why are you still thinking about it?" Grace questioned back. "There is nothing to discuss. I wasn't angry in the first place, but if we were to discuss it again, I might get pissed for real.

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