Little Gary had been secretly listening in on the conversation between his uncle and Maria standing at the corridor. He had thought that his uncle was a confident person who would gain success in everything that he did.
However, after learning of his uncle's situation, he changed his mind.
It turned out that in the face of love, his uncle was a coward. He was as confused as Heinz. He didn't even know why his girlfriend ran away when she was pregnant. His uncle was foolish.
He was simply more foolish than Heinz.
Heinz didn't have a relationship with his mother and he didn't know that she was pregnant, but Uncle Zachary was together with his girlfriend and she even ran away while she was pregnant. What was worse was that he knew nothing about it?
As Little Gary thought about it, he suddenly realized that Heinz was a little better compared to his uncle.
If he never compared them he probably wouldn't realize that Heinz was better.
In that instant, Little Gary felt that he could forgive Heinz for his foolishness.
At the same time, he belittled his uncle while also having some sympathy for him.
After being tricked twice by a woman, his uncle must have a strong heart to be able to hold on.
Little Gary thought that if one didn't have a strong heart when falling in love, then things would be doomed.
He thought of his father and his uncle, and came to the conclusion that he must have a discerning eye the next time he fell in love.
However, Little Gary did not know as a five-year-old there was no need for him to have thought about it so much.
From the bottom of his heart, he then decided that he would find a gentle, understanding, lively woman as his wife. Before he found her, he wouldn't simply get into any relationship. He would get into one for love and when that happened, marriage would be their last destination.
Furthermore, he told himself that he must learn from what happened to his uncle and father. He shouldn't let a woman get pregnant before marriage.
"Dad, I miss Mommy." Maria's low voice came from inside of the guestroom.
Zachary's heart immediately started to ache to hear his daughter say so. It was harsh and cruel for a five-year-old child for their mother to leave them. They were still very attached to their mothers.
Looking at his daughter's pink and lovely little face, he consoled her in a soft voice, "Maria, I will definitely find your mommy and bring her back."
This was a promise he made to himself and for his daughter.
He would definitely find Yvonne.
"What will happen after we find her?" Maria asked again.
He was caught off guard by the question.
She looked up at her father and asked, "Will you forgive Mommy for suddenly running away from home? Will you marry her and be together with us from then on?"
What a sharp question!
Little Gary smiled quietly while he listened secretly from outside. He remembered worrying about the same thing before.
Like himself, Maria had no sense of security.
He empathized with her and now found that she wasn't that unlikeable anymore.
Zachary didn't expect that his daughter would ask him such a question. He was really surprised. He had not expected her to ask such questions that robbed him of words.
He stood there in a daze and did not answer for a long time.
If he found Yvonne, would he marry her?
All these years, he found himself single and alone, not looking for anyone new. It seemed like ever since Yvonne left him, he was deeply hurt and was reluctant to open up to love.
In the past five years, he had also asked himself, what would happen if he saw her again?
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