Heinz Jones stood at the door. Just as he was about to twist the door handle and enter the room, he heard a man's voice coming from inside. "Grace, please don't cry."
Heinz was stunned. He looked into the room through the window. With his sharp vision, he saw that Simon Brown seemed to be comforting Grace Smith while holding her in his arms.
From his angle, he could see that Simon's hands were hugging Grace's shoulders.
Damn it.
His eyes darkened.
Grace was devastated when she read the contents of the letter. She was sobbing in regret.
The letter wrote: "My dearest Grace, when you see this letter, Grandma may have already passed on and will never be able to see you again.
I don't know why you ran away from home, but Grandma knows you well. You must have met some difficulties.
Little one, why didn't you look for Grandma when you encounter difficulties? Is it because your sister married Simon?
Did you leave because you're sad?"
Both Marry and Simon believed that was the reason, but Grandma didn't think that was it. But if that was truly the case, you wouldn't be so sad that you end
up running away from home. Plus from what I'd seen, I didn't think you liked Simon that much.
Little one, I don't know if I will be able to hang on until the day you come back, and I might leave one day.
If that happens, I'll let Simon pass this letter to you.
No matter what happens, I hope that you will one day return home and face the truth with courage. And I hope you would be kinder to Marry and not argue with her. It is difficult to talk sense with her sometimes.
"As for Alice, you two have been close since childhood. Marry is easily jealous of others, this Grandma knows. I hope that you will able to guide your sister in the future. My only wish is for you two to live your lives happily. If that happens, I then would be at ease when I leave.
No matter where you are, I hope that you are safe and sound."
The letter was not long.
That was it.
Grace read it very slowly, word by word, and it made her burst into tears.
When she finished reading, she felt even more sorry. She regretted that she did not see her grandmother for the last time.
That's right, why didn't she go back sooner to see her grandmother?
Why did she avoid seeing her after she got pregnant?
She was afraid that her grandmother would be sad to see her get pregnant before getting married. She used to be her grandmother's most beloved granddaughter, and she was afraid of disappointing her.
She didn't even know who the father of the children was. And when she gave birth to them, one of them passed away.
She was deeply immersed in sorrow. When she realized that Marry might have a role in this, she decided to run away from home. She didn't expect that that would be the last time she would see her grandmother.
Tears fell from her eyes continuously, and her body was shaking.
Simon used the tissues in his hand to wipe away Grace's tears. When he saw that Grace was crying so sadly, he stretched out his hand and put it on her shoulder.
Grace was so distracted that she did not notice that Simon had his hand on her body and he even pulled her tightly into his arms.
Suddenly, Grace came to her senses and struggled to push him away.
"Grace." Simon hugged her tightly and did not let her break free from him. He whispered in a sad tone, "Grandma left very regretfully in the end. If you didn't leave then, how wonderful would it have been? Grandma was thinking about you all the time."
She continued struggling but failed to break free. When she heard his words, she bawled even louder.
"\Noo..." Grace was overwhelmed by her grief.
She was so frustrated that she just wanted to cry with all her might.
At this moment, Heinz flung the door open.
His eyes fell on the two figures hugging each other.
Simon was holding Grace tightly in his arms while she was crying, her tears never seemed to stop.
"Has she ever revealed her emotions in front of me before?" Heinz thought.
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