In the early next morning.
Heinz had gone to the company early in the morning, and the children had left for school. Grace was home alone.
Alice had also gone to Jensen's house, and the whole house became much quieter in an instant.
Grace was bored, so she went to the study room, planning to read a few books.
Before Heinz left, he had told Grace that she could go to the study room to read if she was bored. Besides that, she was also very interested in the study room.
Soon, she headed toward the study room.
The butler followed behind her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you want any snacks?"
"No need. I'm very full. I'll inform you when I'm hungry," replied Grace.
"Okay, I'll prepare some fruits for you first. The chefs have prepared pastries as well. There are milk biscuits and milkshake."
"Okay." After that, Grace entered the study and closed the door.
In the study, she stood in front of the bookshelf, looking for a book that she could read.
Suddenly, a book titled 'A Brief History of Time' came into view. She picked it up and was ready to flip through it.
As she picked up the book, something fell to the ground with a thud.
Grace was startled, and then she saw a few photos scattered on the floor. In one of them, a man and a woman were hugging each other intimately as they faced the camera. They both appeared youthful.
Seeing this, Grace was stunned again. She carefully crouched down, finally recognizing the people in the photo. They turned out to be Heinz and Jodie.
They seemed to be in their early twenties, standing on top of the mountain while dressed in hiking clothes with bags behind their backs. Facing the camera, their pose made them look vital.
Grace picked up the photos one by one.
Upon a closer look, she found that the last photo was one where Heinz and Jodie had their profiles against the sunlight. Their silhouettes were cast by the rising morning sun in the background as they kissed.
How cheeky and bold.
Grace frowned at this, feeling unpleasant.
Although this was a long time ago, she still felt very uncomfortable when she saw it.
She held the photo and didn't move for a long time.
It was not until she came back to her senses that she realized something. She collected the book and the photos in her arms before walking to the sofa and took a seat.
She placed the photos there, and after a few minutes, she suddenly laughed.
What was wrong with her?
Why was her heart still sour? Why was she starting to feel jealous?
She then proceeded to ponder about it. Perhaps it was because of her pregnancy that her mood was unstable. This was already a thing of the past, and it was not worth mentioning at all.
Perhaps Heinz had long forgotten that there were a few photos in this book, so he had not disposed of them.
However, since it was a thing of the past, it should be put behind. Grace stuffed the photos back into the book and returned it to the shelf.
She took another book, and this time, more photos fell out of it.
They were also photos of Jodie.
Once more, Grace was stupefied. Why were there photos in this book as well?
With this thought in mind, she picked up another book and there was another thud. As expected, several more photos fell out of the book. This time around, she was utterly shocked.
She took a few more books, and in no time at all, a whole bunch of photos had fallen out of the books.
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