"Heinz,” Timothy's voice was slightly choked, and his eyes reddened. Looking at him, he said, "I have now handed Grace over to you. I hope that you will treat her well in the future, and don't let my child suffer anymore misfortunes. She has suffered a lot up until now, and I have no way to make it up to her. I hope that you can give her what I am unable to. I am ashamed that I am not a good father to her, but I sincerely hope that you will be a good husband. I hope that you can be someone whom she can rely on."
Heinz took over Grace's slender hands. When he saw Timothy's slightly red eyes, he nodded and said, "Don't worry, my father-in-law. I will take the responsibility to take care of Grace. We will stay by each other's side no matter what.”
She was so moved that she became speechless.
She always thought that she had a calm and composed personality, but when she faced such an event, she couldn't help but tear up.
Timothy nodded and suddenly burst into tears. His voice was a little emotional, too.
"You are a good man. You have been really good to Grace. You have always given her all you can and I am terribly sorry to her. No matter what I say now, I can never make it up to her. She had suffered so much and I am truly sorry for that. However, some things can only be done once in a lifetime."
He stared at Grace with a pair of regretful eyes as tears poured down.
"My child, I'm sorry. If I can do this all over again, I will definitely not let you suffer so much. I will go and look for you."
Her face was full of tears and her legs were getting weak. She turned around and stared at Timothy.
Enough!
She had enough of his words. The more he said, the more she felt sad. She was never a person who held grudges.
Especially at this very moment, seeing a middle-aged man apologizing to her with tears flowing down his face, how could she live with it?
She turned around and directly hugged him. With her face buried in his shoulder, she blurted out, "Dad, stop talking. I know."
"You, what did you call me?" Timothy was taken aback and almost couldn't believe his ears.
Was he dreaming? Did he really just hear her calling him dad?
"Dad, I love you," she spoke again. "I also know that you love me. That's enough."
"I love you too." He gently hugged her and did not dare to use too much strength. He was afraid that if this was all a dream, he would shatter it if he was too rough.
Upon seeing such a touching scene, everyone present started welling up.
Little Gary was also not spared. As he witnessed the scene, his eyes teared up too and he had to look out of the sunroom to stop himself crying.
Timothy held Grace in his embrace and calmed himself down in an instant. He remembered that she was still pregnant, hence he couldn't make her too emotional. Especially when he saw Heinz staring at them with a trace of wariness in his eyes, he had to try his best to calm himself down.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Today is a wonderful day for you and Heinz. It's time to exchange the rings. Don't be emotional, okay?" Timothy said softly.
"Yes," Grace nodded and wiped away her tears.
Yet again, Timothy handed her over to Heinz.
Indeed, she was very emotional and had a hard time controlling herself.
Heinz held her in his arms.
Timothy quickly returned to his seat.
She burst into tears in Heinz's arms.
His lips leaned towards her ear. He kissed her gently through the veil, and his eyes were filled with warmth.
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