In the end, Grace did not manage to persuade her son. She knew that Little Gary was mature enough to have his own thoughts.
Since he seemed to be not ready to address Heinz as his dad yet, Grace wouldn't force him to do so.
"What do you think, Mommy?" The little fellow was still trying to encourage Grace. "Do you want to marry him?"
Grace nodded and said, "I think if I have plans to get married, that person would be your father."
Grace was a traditional woman. She was obviously moved by Heinz's actions.
A man who would take care of his dead girlfriend's parents was a worthy man.
Little Gary's huge eyes lit up. He looked at Grace and smiled happily. "Mommy, are you serious?"
Grace was embarrassed. Looking at her nosy son, she shrugged and said, "I had wanted to persuade you. But since you have your own plans, I won't persuade you anymore. Don't you try to pry into my affairs. I won't tell you."
"You're so petty! Mom!" Gary took hold of her hand in a fawning manner. "I just feel that there's no need to rush things. Even if you like him very much, don't confess to him hastily. The one who says it first will be at a disadvantage."
Grace widened her eyes in shock. "What do you know, little guy?" "Mommy, I'm no longer a kid," Gary said seriously. "I'm giving you advice as a mature man."
She opened her mouth but no words came out.
"Alright, why don't you think about it for a bit?" Gary said and loosened his grip. "I'm going to change my clothes."
Then, he headed for his room.
Back in her room, Grace sat on the edge of the bed, smiling helplessly. She couldn't believe that Gary did know everything.
Gary returned to his room, turned on his computer and saw an unread email in his inbox.
"Isn't this Heinz's email address?" Gary thought to himself.
As soon as he clicked it open, he realized that the email had just come in a while ago.
Gary proceeded to read it.
"Little Gary, it's Dad. Is your mom okay? Are you guys alright? I just met with Ernest. Have you eaten? What did your mommy tell you?"
There were a lot of questions.
Gary pouted as he replied, "My mom didn't tell me anything. Anyway, Uncle Simon came and said that he still wanted mommy. He liked her and he wanted to divorce Aunt Marry."
As soon as Heinz clicked on the email and read it, he felt uneasy.
Heinz picked up his mobile phone and called Grace.
Grace had just changed into her clothes. When her phone rang, she took it over and saw that it was Heinz.
She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Grace, where are you now?"
"I'm home." Grace was surprised that he sounded so agitated. His breath sounded heavy.
"You and Little Gary?" he asked.
"Yeah," Grace said with a smile. "Who else could I be with?"
"No other people?" Heinz inquired again.
Grace let out a laugh. "No. What's wrong? Why did you ask?"
After hesitating for a while, Heinz decided not to sell Little Gary out.
"Nothing. I'm just worried that you'll be in trouble."
A thought flashed across Grace's mind. She said, "Oh. Now that you've mentioned it, I met Simon Brown just now."
Heinz heaved a sigh of relief. "Did he go to see you?"
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