"Of course," said Old Master Carter gleefully. "This is such a joyous occasion. How can I not be happy?"
"Grandpa," Heinz reminded, "I came to your house with Grace, and she is your granddaughter-in-law."
He was trying to tell Old Master Carter to stop ridiculing him before her.
However, Old Master Carter had no intention of holding back. "Oh, what a happy occasion," he continued. "Why should I hide it? Besides, I know Miss Smith. I met with her without you."
"The older he gets, the more shameless he becomes," Heinz couldn't help saying.
Grace tugged at his sleeve, trying to stop him from running his mouth. After all, Mr. Carter was their elder.
Noticing that, Old Master Carter was satisfied. "Please take a seat, Grace."
"Thank you, Mr. Carter," Grace quickly expressed her gratitude.
Heinz led Grace over and sat down on the sofa.
Grace saw that Ernest had been very quiet. Hence, she reached out to hold him and had him sit beside her.
The little fellow obediently turned back to look at Grace and gave her a smile.
Without saying a word, Old Master Carter took in everything.
"Brat, you better watch out. You've been disrespecting an elder," Old Master Carter warned Heinz as he shot him a look of disdain. "I'm an old man who's about to die, but you're pushing me around. Shouldn't you be ashamed?"
"This is the first time Grace is visiting you. Do you think it's appropriate to say that to me?" Heinz said.
"Hmph, why not?" Old Master Carter laughed out loud again. "I didn't expect you to be afraid of your wife. I'm dying of laughter, hahaha..."
The more the old man continued, the happier he became.
The more he talked, the more drunk in his glee he became.
Heinz didn't like that Mr. Carter had said that he was afraid of his wife. However, a thought suddenly entered his mind and a flash of craftiness shone in his eyes.
He looked at the old man and said, "Grandpa, I'm not afraid of my wife, I'm doting on her. We are happy together. You're just jealous, right?"
"Hmph!" Old Master Carter pouted. "Jealous of you? It's not like I never experienced it before. I've been through it before."
"My grandmother died early. Usually, men would die first in the family. I guess you didn't really love Grandma," Heinz said in a low voice. "You haven't experienced love before. How can you say that you are experienced?"
Old Master Carter stiffened as he took in Heinz's words.
He glared at Heinz as he felt uncomfortable.
However, it was true that he felt a little sorry for his wife.
Grace noticed the atmosphere was a little awkward. She tugged at Heinz and motioned for him to remain silent.
Heinz didn't say anything else.
At that moment, Old Master Carter turned to look at Ernest. Then, softly, he said, "Ernest, why are you so quiet? Am I not your great-grandfather?"
Ernest was startled. He immediately stood up with the puppy in his arms. He was respectful and polite, and his voice was calm. He said, "I thought you didn't care much about me, so I didn't dare to speak."
Old Master Carter was also taken aback by the little fellow's words.
Heinz immediately frowned and said, "Grandpa, have you been mean to my son when I am not around?"
Old Master Carter huffed, "Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
Heinz looked at the old man and said, "Are you saying that you've been very kind to him, then?"
Old Master Carter had no response to that.
He did not treat Ernest very well, but he liked him very much. However, he couldn't seem to open up to him because they were not related.
Analyzing the way they sat, Carter could infer that Ernest was close with Grace. He couldn't suppress his feelings of jealousy.
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