Upon hearing his words, Grace finally eased up a little. However, when she thought about Maxim trying to persuade Heinz, and how Heinz had also gone to see Maxim, she felt annoyed again.
An inexplicable irritation welled up in her mind, making her subconsciously frown.
Heinz could see that she was in a bad mood. Whenever it came to Marilyn's affairs, Grace was always like this and her mood easily became unstable.
"Why did you go?" She looked at him and complained. "Just because he asked for you, does that mean you have to meet him?"
Heinz answered in a low voice, "It's not that I was afraid that he won’t make it through the night. However, if I didn't go, it would be a lifelong regret of mine. I would always want to know what he had to say."
"Why do you care about him?" Grace cried out. "You also know that he treated my grandmother badly! Why did you still go to see him?"
Heinz saw Grace had become incredibly agitated and he didn't dare to speak and tell her what exactly he had done wrong.
Her eyes were brimming red, with all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined, which made her feel extremely annoyed.
She thought back to the years after she had left Marilyn, when she had to raise her children alone. The emptiness, loneliness, and lack of stability left her with no sense of security at all.
She didn't get to say her final goodbyes to Marilyn and that was already one of her lifelong regrets. Rather than the injustice suffered by Marilyn, it was better to say that she was even angrier at herself.
She hated herself and that was why she was so frustrated.
Seeing her like this, Heinz's heart ached as well. He looked at her patiently and comforted her in a gentle voice, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have gone to see him and I shouldn't have told you."
Grace looked up at him with red and watery eyes.
"I know that you are upset. You were not able to say your final goodbyes to your grandmother so you'll regret it for the rest of your life."
She felt a quiver in her heart and tears rolled down her cheeks.
He had seen through her.
"You blame Master Lowe, but you blame yourself more." Heinz looked into Grace's eyes. He changed the subject and said, "However, the truth is, the one you should blame is me."
Grace was suddenly touched by his words. She was still looking at Heinz, and she was shocked.
He started, "It was I who got you pregnant and didn't stay with you. It was hard for you to live life wandering the streets alone for so many years. You have gone through all kinds of hardships and have been frightened. Moreover, you have gone through so much torment because of Ernest." "Honestly, it's not your fault either." Grace shook her head. She was rational and would not blame Heinz for no reason.
"No!" Heinz also said in a low voice, "All of this is because of me, because I have made you suffer like this."
The stuffiness in her heart suddenly disappeared at that moment.
Grace looked at Heinz in a daze, with tears streaming down from her eyes.
Teardrops gathered in her long eyelashes, which glittered like stars. She looked so fragile that he couldn't help but want to protect her.
"That's because I didn't take responsibility in time. If I had taken responsibility for your pregnancy at that time, you wouldn't have left. It was all my fault that you weren't able to see Grandma for the last time," Heinz whispered and embraced Grace in his broad arms, with vexation and guiltiness flashing in his eyes.
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