Heinz nodded, "Okay, you go ahead and rest. Don't think too much. I'll send Mr. Yarbrough off and have a few words with him."
It also happened that Heinz had something to say.
Timothy stopped, turned around, and stared at Grace as a trace of reluctance flashed across his eyes.
The child whom he had once lost and finally found, yet he could not protect her.
He was very remorseful.
Grace was looking at him as well. After sending her another smile, Timothy turned back around and made his way out.
As he walked, Heinz followed after him. Once they were in the corridor, Timothy immediately told the man, "You don't have to send me off further. Take care of Grace for me and you can call me anytime."
Heinz only nodded. He looked at Timothy for a moment and said, "Mr. Yarbrough, I can see that your concern for Grace is really genuine. I know you had good intentions despite how it turned out."
"Thank you for your understanding." Timothy laughed bitterly and continued, "If something happens to the children in Grace's belly, I'm not sure how I'm going to cope. I will never be able to forgive myself."
Heinz nodded, "I understand. It's not just you, I feel the same."
"This is all my fault," Timothy replied apologetically.
Heinz didn't want to talk about this anymore. It was meaningless to throw blame around anymore. After all, the damage had already been done.
"Mr. Yarbrough, divorcing Madam Berkeley just like that... Do you really think Grace will be fine?"
Timothy was dumbfounded. He didn't know where Heinz was going with this.
Heinz continued to explain, "Although Madam Berkeley was obviously the one in the wrong, both your sons and Madam Berkeley will think that Grace was the reason she was brought to the police station. To be honest, I don't want to add any more fuel to the fire. I'd rather not interact with them anymore."
"Leave them to me," Timothy assured, "I'll take care of it and make sure Grace won't be hurt ever
again."
Hearing this, Heinz just smiled coldly and asked, "Can I really believe that, Mr. Yarbrough?"
Timothy froze. He understood Heinz's implication in an instant. The man did not trust him at all.
"You can choose to believe me, or you can choose not to. I know that I have lost all of my credibility, but my hands are honestly tied here. Trust me, I won't let things worsen from this point on. I'll be sure to keep a close eye on Quinn," Timothy promised.
Heinz frowned at that and replied, "It's not that I don't trust you. I just feel that some things are not as optimistic as we imagine them to be. I have done my best to protect Grace from harm regardless, but something still happened to her. I hope you'll be extra cautious from here on out. I'm not accusing you, Mr. Yarbrough. I just want you to be more cautious."
Timothy nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder. I understand what you mean. I will be more cautious. Take good care of Grace."
"Then what about Madam Berkeley? Are you going to let her turn herself in just like that?" Heinz asked.
"It's what's right. I don't think I've ever treated her unfairly. It's just that she was asking too much from me, and I couldn't satisfy her requests fully." Timothy looked at Heinz and continued, "She should be responsible for her actions."
"That's what your son said as well," said Heinz.
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