True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 672

"Heinz, it's said that a day together as husband and wife means endless devotion for the rest of your life; one night of love is worth a hundred friendships. You two have been in love for so long, so how can you break up just like that?" Pearlyn still pretended to be hospitable. "She is so miserable now. If you really divorce her, Jodie can't go on living. Can you bear it?"

"Contrary to what you said," Heinz said, "During the six years in Alsburg, without me, she survived, didn't she?"

Pearlyn was stunned and her expression became a bit stiff. "Heinz, we are worried about Jodie."

"Six years without me, yet she survived. Besides, the time I spent with her was very limited. We didn't know much about each other, so our marriage ended in divorce six years ago."

Pearlyn frowned. "But she can't give birth to a child now and you have nothing to waste. You have a woman and children, and your children are already five years old. Between the two of you, who is worse off?"

Heinz looked at Pearlyn and did not avoid her when she questioned him.

He no longer felt any pity for Pearlyn. Previously, because of Jodie's death, he was worried about Jodie's parents. But now, Jodie had come back to life and he did not feel guilty anymore.

He looked relatively calm and at peace. "I only got a woman after Jodie broke up with me. Although the marriage was still legally binding, I had signed the divorce agreement at that time. She ran away from the agreement and left soon after. I was a widower. There was no act of cheating in our marriage."

"You're quibbling." Pearlyn was getting agitated. "Jodie is kind and won't let us force you, but as parents, how can we turn a blind eye? She's our daughter. She suffered and was wronged. How can we turn a blind eye to her?"

Heinz looked at her quietly with a pair of calm eyes.

Pearlyn was a little annoyed by his gaze and she couldn't help shouting, "Think about it. What's wrong with you? She was pregnant with your child and she can't bear any more children because of the unfortunate miscarriage, but you act like nothing is wrong?"

"I'm very sorry," Heinz said. "I'm sorry about this, but I can't do anything about it."

"Heinz!" Pearlyn stood up.

"Pearlyn, that's enough." Nathan said, "Don't you see it clearly? Heinz's heart has not been with Jodie for a long time. He has Grace in his heart. Why would he be with our daughter?"

Heinz felt wronged but he didn't explain himself.

He fell silent. Looking at the two of them, he said, "Where did Jodie go? I can go and find her."

"We don't know." Nathan said, "You don't like Jodie anymore. We can talk about divorce but what conditions and price can you pay?"

Heinz frowned and said, "You can make the conditions."

"Heinz!" Nathan smiled gently and said, "You don't even call me your father now. You regarded us as your parents before."

"Things have changed," Heinz said. "I don't think it's appropriate to call you both that now. Your daughter is back. You should prefer that a person who loves your daughter call you both parents, but I am not that person. I'm sorry, very sorry."

When Nathan heard Heinz's words, he smiled and felt a little helpless. "Heinz, you are really one who can make a person speechless."

Heinz was silent as he sat on the sofa.

Pearlyn was still standing.

He did not meet Pearlyn's gaze but only looked at Nathan. His eyes were filled with determination. "State your conditions."

"Even if you give us the Jones Estate, you'd still be unable to make up for the fact that Jodie can no longer get pregnant."

"Indeed." Heinz nodded. "I admit that what you said makes sense."

"How can you be so indifferent?"

"For six years, on Jodie's behalf, I took care of you both. I have already done what I had to do as a person. Now that Jodie has returned, I am still very welcoming. It's just that we can't live together anymore."

"I know you two love your daughter very much and now, even if you want half of the Jones Estate, I won't frown. All of this is compensation."