"Grace, are you okay?"
When Lowell saw Grace had not said a word and stayed in a daze for a long time, he asked concernedly.
How could she be okay?
She was startled. Then, she stared at him. What she saw was a boy who looked alike to Heinz and her at the same time.
Earlier on, she felt that Lowell resembled both Ernest and Little Gary somehow. Now, it was actually proven that they were indeed closely related to each other.
Because of their genes, that was why they looked similar to each other.
Half of the genes in Lowell were similar to Heinz since they were inherited from their father, while the other half were inherited from his mother.
Lowell turned out to be the younger brother of her and Heinz. This kind of relationship made her want to cry.
She gazed at him, who was also looking at her cautiously, and he was worried that she would abandon him.
Grace took a deep breath and calmed herself down. After a long time, she said, "Lowell, you don't have to worry about this. Thank you for telling me this, I know you have mustered up all of your courage to do it. You are an honest child, I hope you can continue to be honest when you grow up."
"Grace, are you sure you're not angry? Are you sure you won't blame me?" He asked. He looked at her with disbelief. He could tell that her mood had been affected by this, but her words made him feel touched.
Grace said softly, "I don't want to lie. I admit I feel very embarrassed and angry, but I don't blame you."
"I lied to you," he whispered.
She shook her head and said, "You are just a child, and you have no way to decide what others want to do. Although I can't be completely sure yet, I have roughly figured it out."
"You are my younger brother, and Heinz's too. Although this news makes me upset and uneasy, I know that you are not the one who should take the blame. I don't even know what your father and our mother should be blamed for." "After all, they had met each other before I got to know Heinz. Even if I was to blame them, I could only blame them for their misbehavior and their chaotic private life. That's all."
"You won't drive me away, will you?" He asked with expectation in his eyes.
She nodded and said, "I won't drive you away. You can live here peacefully. I will tell Heinz about this."
He became nervous and said, "I'm afraid that he will be furious when he knows."
"Lowell, to be honest, anyone would be infuriated in such a situation. However, we are both rational and you have to trust Heinz. He has the right to know about it, and I don't want to hide it from him. Do you understand?"
He didn't fully understand. However, he still nodded and said, "Okay, I know what you mean. You can tell him."
Although the thought of telling Heinz agitated him, he still had to face reality.
She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now."
After coming out of Lowell's room, she went back into the living room quickly.
When she reached the door, she found out that Little Gary and Ernest were eavesdropping through the door.
Grace furrowed her brow and asked, "Little Gary, Ernest, what are you guys doing?"
They were so frightened when they turned around and saw their mother standing there, looking at them coldly. Little Gary tilted down his head and said, "It's nothing. Heinz answered a phone call and then we realized something strange."
"What's wrong?" She couldn't help but ask.
He continued to say, "Mommy, something is about to happen in our family. You'd better make some mental preparations."
She was bewildered. She didn't know much about her son's thoughts. She looked at the child with a frown and asked, "What happened? What kind of call did your father receive?"
"Mommy, it seemed to be the call from our uncle- in- law," said Ernest. Just as he was about to speak further, Little Gary interrupted him.
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