Grace knew that Heinz wouldn't have done this in advance without a reason. He was comforting himself.
He was afraid that he would regret it in the future.
Grace knew that she should not act out of her anger at that moment.
Her rationality was telling her that she should not be swept away by emotions. Instead, she must think about her grandmother's soul in heaven.
Grace was growing slightly impatient when she did not get a reply from Heinz after a long silence. "Do you mean that? Asking me to agree to his request."
"I only feel that this may be your grandmother's wishes," Heinz replied. "I am telling you this because I am not sure about that."
He had actually thought that it would be better to tell Grace the truth after careful consideration.
If he concealed it, Grace may only feel regrets when she would learn about it in the future.
"He really is a cunning old man." Grace frowned and continued, "He knew that I would not agree even if he had asked my cousin. Instead, he asked you to come and convince me and my cousin, so as to achieve his purpose.
"Even if that is the case, he does not have much time left. He was left with no other choice." Heinz voiced out his thoughts.
Grace nodded and agreed, "Your words are reasonable and I can completely understand that as well. After all, Grandma did not remarry and had chosen to remain single for 50 years. It was either that she still has feelings for him, or that she was just utterly disappointed with men."
"What about you?" Heinz suddenly asked, "Would you choose to be single if you were utterly disappointed with men?"
"If it was me." Grace pondered for a while before answering, "If you hurt me this way, I would probably either find another man who loves me and get married, or be single for the rest of my life."
Heinz felt slightly panicked when he heard her words.
He hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I won't give you such a chance. Don't even think about it."
A mixture of emotions welled up in Heinz's heart. He could not describe the sense of uneasiness that he was feeling.
Grace also looked at him and asked, "Will you ever hurt me the same way?"
"Of course not." Heinz blurted out, "I would be an assh*le if I ever hurt you this way."
"You see, even you think that he had done something morally wrong too." She spread her hands out and asked, "How can my grandmother be buried in the same urn with such a person?"
Heinz replied, "I heard that the custom here is that women are not buried with their husbands because it is bad for the afterlife. Even though we do not believe this, we cannot say anything about it at all." "Furthermore, the old master has already decided to move your uncle out so that the three of them can be buried together."
"If this is not grandmother's wish, then I believe it must be your uncle's wish."
"Your uncle had never really enjoyed spending his time with his parents. He must have hoped that his parents would be by his side."
"To be buried together might be the best choice for him now since it is impossible to turn back time."
"I think that Grandma would feel that she owed uncle a lot too. She would have felt apologetic toward her son when she was still alive. I believe that she would also agree for the sake of her son, no matter how reluctant she was."
"I only promised the old master that I will convey his words to you, but you still need to discuss this with Zachary and come to a decision."
Grace's breathing had suddenly grown a little rapid after hearing Heinz's words.
She looked at him in a daze, only to find that he was staring at her as well. She felt a surge of emotions well up in her heart.
Grandma owed her uncle.
That was true.
The old master had done Grandma wrong. After she left, he had not treated Uncle well too.
This was an indisputable fact.
Logically, Heinz had perfectly analyzed everything.
"So after weighing the pros and cons, I feel that it's better to let all of you know."
Grace's heart had skipped a beat. She stared at Heinz and could not speak for a long time.
The silence was deafening.
Traces of despair had silently appeared on Grace's face.
Were they going to compromise like this?
However, she could not find any other reason to deny it any longer.
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