"Okay!" Pearlyn immediately came to her senses and hurried to help Nathan. The two of them went to the back of the house.
When they reached the back, Nathan instructed the auntie, "Nobody disturb them. Let them reminisce about the old days."
"Sure!" The auntie also had a sense of propriety.
Only Heinz and Jodie were left alone in the room.
The surrounding was very quiet, so much that only their breathing and Jodie's sobs could be heard.
Heinz didn't hug Jodie back. He just stood there with a cold look in his eyes.
"Heinz, I missed you so much." Jodie cried and said, "I'm sorry for making you feel capricious. I regret it very much. I was very angry at that time. I shouldn't have done that to you."
She expressed her regret, but another face flashed through his mind: Grace's.
Grace wouldn't cry like this. She would rather keep everything in her heart than cry like this.
Heinz was too absent- minded to pay attention to Jodie's sobs at the moment.
The sound of the crying rang in his ears and it made him annoyed instead.
Although he was happy that Jodie was still alive, their feelings for each other no longer existed.
"Jodie, let go of me first." Heinz reached out and pulled her hand away.
Jodie did not let go.
Heinz finally pulled her away by exerting a little more force.
He turned away slightly, avoiding Jodie.
Jodie's face turned pale at once when she was pushed away.
He still rejected her.
Jodie's tears filled her eyes and she felt sour in her heart, but she could not express it.
Heinz was also silent. He glanced at Jodie, frowned, hesitating over how to speak to her.
Jodie was still crying. She covered her face with her hands and suddenly squatted on the ground.
She cried bitterly, with her arms wrapped around herself, burying her face in her knees.
She looked like a tiny ball. She had lost a lot of weight.
Heinz opened his mouth to speak but did not say the word "divorce".
"Jodie, don't cry," Heinz finally said.
Jodie was stunned and sobbed for a while. After a long time, she finally stopped crying. She nodded and wiped her tears, feeling a little embarrassed.
She stood up, saw Heinz still standing there, and said, "Heinz, have a seat."
"Okay."
Heinz also sat down and the two of them faced each other.
Heinz was still maintaining his blank, cold expression. He did not have too much expression on his face. He did not know how it felt to look at Jodie like this.
"Heinz, thank you." Jodie added, "My parents said that you have been taking care of them all this time. Thanks to you, my parents received good medical care."
"That was my duty," Heinz said politely.
Seeing that Jodie was alive, Heinz had mixed feelings. He was happy, because at least Jodie was alive, and he was finally free from the Lawson family.
At least he wouldn't consider Jodie's parents his own responsibility anymore.
It was always good that Jodie was still alive.
He bit his lips with a mixed expression.
"Yes." Jodie nodded. "Heinz, we're still husband and wife. It's only right for you to do this."
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