Heinz almost thought that he had misheard him.
Was he being serious?
He actually asked him to call the police. Heinz frowned and looked at Zayne as if he was examining the authenticity of his words.
"You heard right," Zayne's tone was still very calm, "call the police."
"Zayne?" Quinn also looked at her son in astonishment. She was speechless, what's more, her eyes were filled with horror.
She had never expected her son to come up with such a suggestion. She was so frightened that she fell to the ground, speechless.
She thought it was only reasonable if Heinz was the one who suggested it. She didn't plan to go back after she came anyway.
However, little did Quinn expect her son to be the one who said so.
She was his mother, wasn't she?
How cruel could he be to send his own mother to prison!
Zayne also looked at Heinz. After explaining, he then looked at his mother.
Before coming, he kept a hopeful heart, thinking that his mother would not be so extreme. However, after hearing the conversation between his mother and Heinz, Zayne was completely disappointed.
No, no disappointment, it was despair.
The last bit of hope was gone.
He finally understood why his father was so determined to divorce.
At first, he thought that there was still a possibility for their parents to get back together, but now that he looked at it, the possibility would be next to none.
His mother actually wanted to hurt his father's daughter.
It was unimaginable for Zayne. He looked at his mother, with the same pain in his eyes.
Then, Zayne kneeled in front of Quinn and looked at her. "Mom, how could you harm Dad's daughter?" He asked.
Quinn did not speak. She just twitched her lips and laughed in self-mockery. Her smile was as sorrowful and self-deprecating as it could be.
"Speak," Zayne said in a deep voice.
He had an imposing manner that could make one shudder unintentionally when he spoke with a serious face.
Heinz frowned slightly. Holding his mobile phone, wondering if he should call the police or not.
Under usual circumstances, he would have done it immediately.
But this time, Zayne's appearance had surprised him and made him hesitate for some time.
"I did it." Quinn said, "There's nothing I won't admit."
"What about in front of Eamon?" Zayne asked coldly.
Quinn was startled. She didn't expect her son to be the one to punish her. She really had a good son.
"Now that it has come to this, I have nothing to hide," Quinn closed her eyes and said again, "I heard someone in the supermarket shouting that the fruits had too much pesticide residues, so I bought some. In fact, I didn't know that your father would go visit Grace. I was just gambling. If he went, I'd let him bring it over. If he didn't, I'd just forget it. It's only once."
"Why?" Zayne asked.
"Because I can't let go." Quinn laughed in selfmockery, "Timothy was too caring about Grace.
He didn't remember my birthday or our wedding anniversary, but he could remember every detail about her.
I thought that after Candace left, life would be much more peaceful.
But who would have thought with Grace's existence, your father was still the same, treating both the mother and daughter like treasures? How can I feel good, when he's like this?" Quinn protested.
"Mom, you're too greedy." Zayne raised his voice unintentionally, "It's understandable that you would compete with Candace, but why would you want to fight Grace? She's already married. All Dad wanted to do was to make up for his mistakes over the years. If you really love Dad, you shouldn't be so narrow-minded."
"I am not that generous." Quinn sobbed, "If I were that generous, I would have done it, but I can't."
"She's pregnant," Zayne shouted, "How can you hurt a pregnant woman? Aren't the babies in her stomach innocent?"
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