Grace was truly speechless. She looked at him helplessly and said, "I'm very tired and I want to go to bed. You can sleep over there but don't move around. I'm not feeling well, so I might have a bad temper."
"You are not feeling well?" Heinz was startled and began to ask nervously, "Where are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Grace was yet again completely speechless. Since she was having her period, of course, she felt discomfort in her abdomen.
"Oh, is your stomach hurting?" he asked when he came to his senses. "Is it?"
"Yes," replied Grace, not intending to pay him any attention. She wanted to lift up the quilt, get under it and lay down.
Heinz climbed onto the other side of the bed and lifted the quilt. Then, he got under it and shared the same quilt with Grace.
Grace closed her eyes.
Heinz propped himself up with one of his arms and used his other hand to lift Grace's chin.
"What are you doing?" asked Grace, who could only stare at him.
Heinz stared into her eyes and said, "I came here in the middle of the night. Do you feel touched?"
Grace's heart was burning with anger when she heard his words. She stared at Heinz and said, "Would you feel touched if someone woke you up in the middle of the night?"
Heinz was taken aback. There was a flash of embarrassment and regret in his eyes. He said, "Well, I shouldn't have come here at night, but I was worried about you. I couldn't sleep when I went back because I was too excited."
"Were you that excited to peel onion?" Grace retorted.
Heinz, who was taken aback, looked at her in surprise and asked, "How did you know?"
"I guessed it," she simply said, not wanting to betray Lester.
"That can't be true," Heinz insisted. "Did Lester tell you that?"
Grace kept quiet.
"Lester is getting better at making decisions for me," Heinz growled. "Let's see how I should deal with him tomorrow."
"It's better for you to not simply punish others." Grace said, "If he didn't inform me, do you think I would open the door for you in the middle of the night?"
Heinz opened his mouth and replied after some time, "You're my woman and my child is here. If you don't open the door for me when I come here, won't you feel bad about it?"
Grace rolled her eyes at him.
"Don't roll your eyes!" said Heinz as he rubbed her chin softly. "A beautiful woman like you shouldn't roll
your eyes, or else you won't look nice."
Grace puffed with her mouth and mumbled, "Can you lay down and sleep now?"
"I can't sleep." He was still very excited. His eyes were as red as a rabbit's, but he still refused to sleep.
Grace moved slightly.
Heinz's eyes darkened as he said, "Don’t move. I have very little self-control."
Grace rolled her eyes again and replied, "Get off the bed. I don't want to talk to you."
She was already extremely uncomfortable, yet he still pressed on her like this. How inconsiderate!
She then turned her head to switch off the light.
Suddenly, the whole room became pitch black.
Heinz did not move but the sound of his breathing in her ear sounded like a sigh.
"Grace."
Grace could tell that his voice was much softer.
"Sleep," Grace repeated.
Heinz raised his head slightly and stopped pressing on her. He held her in his arms and said softly, "Grace, sorry that you had to have suffered all these years."
Grace shifted. In the darkness, she could only imagine how gentle his eyes were.
Even though she could not see him clearly, she could sense his tenderness.
Grace smiled bitterly and kept quiet. "I'm sorry," He said in a deeper, gentler and charming voice. "But thank you for giving me such a wonderful child."
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