They were not on the same frequency.
Although Heinz realized that Grace had misunderstood him, he couldn't bring himself to clarify the matter to her.
Things were progressing well, he was afraid that the moment he opened his mouth, he would mess things up and cause Grace to leave in sorrow.
However, if he kept quiet, he didn't know how long they could keep this up.
Heinz pursed his lips and looked at Grace. Then, he said in a deep voice, "Grace, you just need to remember that you have to trust me at all times. Believe in my love for you."
Grace was startled at his heartfelt words and lifted her eyes to look at him subconsciously. She said, "You're very strange. You have repeated these words many times. Don't you think you're being long-winded?"
Heinz pursed his lips awkwardly. He lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid that you won't believe me in future and might leave me if anything happens."
Grace shook her head and said, "Heinz, as long as you don't deceive me or betray me, as long as you don't cross the line, we won't break up easily."
"Grace," Heinz said as his heart skipped a beat. His sorrow was indescribable.
"Hmm?" Grace asked as she looked at him again.
Just then, the phone suddenly rang.
Both of them were surprised by that. Then, Heinz looked at the phone and realized that it was his phone that rang.
He picked up the phone and said, "Sorry, I'll answer the phone call."
"Okay," Grace replied.
"Lester?" Heinz said on the phone.
"President, Mr. Lawson is suddenly ill. He is in bad health," Lester said quickly.
"Right now?" Heinz suddenly stiffened and asked, "How did he fall sick?"
"He was foaming at the mouth." Lester reported in a very urgent tone, "His condition looks very serious. He was convulsing on the floor when we arrived."
"Have you sent him to the hospital?" Heinz asked as he stood up with a serious and concerned look on his face.
"We are on our way there," Lester said.
"Okay, I'll come right away," Heinz said and hung up the phone.
Then, he looked at Grace and felt extremely apologetic toward her. He said, "Sorry, Grace. I have to rush to the hospital now."
"What's wrong?" Grace asked when she sensed that the situation was urgent, "Has something happened to your friend's parents?"
"Yes," Heinz said.
"Then, you've better go quickly," Grace ushered him.
"Go and attend to him immediately. I'm alright. Don't worry."
"Thank you," Heinz said and gave her a quick hug. Then, he took his coat and left.
Grace looked at the bowl of noodles opposite her. He had only eaten a few mouthfuls of it due to worries.
It seemed that the situation was serious.
She was the only one left in the house. It was so quiet and boring.
Soon, she quietly finished her bowl of noodles and started to do some house chores.
Two hours had passed when she was done.
There was no phone call from Heinz.
Therefore, she didn't know how the situation was at the moment.
She took out her phone. She wanted to give him a call to ask about the situation, but she was afraid to disturb him. So, she put down her phone.
After a while, she picked it up again to call Alex.
"Miss Smith," Alex answered the phone call quickly.
"How are Little Gary and Ernest?" she asked.
"Don't worry. They are both fine," he assured. "We went to the amusement park after lunch. Now, we're ready to go for a movie," Alex reported.
"The children are happy, aren't they?" she asked again.
"They are very happy," Alex replied.
"Okay, then I'm relieved,” Grace replied, feeling a little more relaxed.
"Little Gary wants to talk to you," he informed her.
Then, Little Gary's voice came from the other side, "Mommy, we are fine. Don't worry."
"Little Gary, be careful. Understand?" Grace reminded him. After all, he was only five years old. No matter how smart he was, he was still a child.
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