In the end, Grace still influenced Heinz in various ways.
In the past, he was an independent and selfcentered man. Ever since he got together with her, a lot of things had changed.
He was no longer the man he was before. He started taking other opinions into consideration.
He learned how to be a listener and started to be more aware of other's feelings. He began to open up and discussed with others when problems arose. He learned that problems could be solved peacefully instead of having to quarrel.
He had changed drastically.
He was more gentle and kinder than before.
While sitting on the sofa and reading books, he would let out a smile all of a sudden.
When Grace was seven months pregnant, they went for an ultrasound. They found out that they would be having fraternal twins and they were healthy. Just like with Little Gary and Ernest, although they were twins, they had different facial features.
They were two independent individuals. Each of them had their own placenta to provide them with nutrients, and their appearances were the same as other single-born children. They might look similar or they might not. They might even be of a different gender from each other.
This time, their check- up was to check for deformities. They wanted to see if the twins were healthy from when Quinn had tried to hurt them.
When the ultrasound equipment was placed on Grace's belly, it felt cold and the babies in her belly also started to react.
She smiled instantly.
Perhaps the twins were conceived during the wedding period and when she was in a healthy condition. Hence, the pair were extremely active in her belly.
Sometimes, when Heinz felt her belly, the babies would move.
She wasn't certain if the babies really knew that that was their father's touch, but they would react.
This time round, he accompanied Grace to the ultrasound to check on the babies again.
He did not understand a single thing but the doctor was patient and explained, "Mr. Jones, look, this is the baby's foot."
At first Heinz saw a faint shadow of a leg on the screen and it gradually became clearer.
It indeed was a foot.
He was also very surprised and excited. He held onto Grace's hand and crouched slightly to look at the monitor.
"This is a face. Look, it's cute, isn't it?"
The more he looked at it, the more magical it became. It was simply too unbelievable.
"What about the other one?" He asked hurriedly, "Is the other baby healthy? Does he have any deformities or abnormalities?"
"Currently both of them are doing really well. Don't be too anxious, the babies are developing perfectly. For their weight and size, they are considered a healthy pair of twins," the doctor smiled.
"So everything is normal?" Heinz continued to ask.
"Yes, Mr. Jones, everything is perfect now. Everything that the ultrasound can detect shows that they are perfectly fine. However, for things that the ultrasound can't pick up, I can't be hundred percent sure."
Heinz was still a little worried. There was a glint of anxiety in his eyes.
Quinn was sentenced to a month's detention. After the case was investigated, she was released.
Since she wasn't the one who injected the pesticides into the fruit, she was not charged with first-degree murder. She was only detained due to the fact that the pesticide residue in the fruit had exceeded the accepted limit. Hence, her case was not considered serious.
However, she had lost her job because of this.
This was a huge price to pay.
Ever since then, Grace had never seen her.
Now, she concentrated on nurturing her babies to health. Timothy also did not visit her frequently; perhaps he was worried that he would bring her misfortune.
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