Chapter 405
Heinz was dumbfounded. He threw Grace a pleading nce.
Gary had left him with egg on his face.
Looking at his helpless face, Grace shrugged, indicating that there was nothing she could do.
Heinz made a pleading gesture again, which made Graceughing lightly with amusement.
There was a look of frustration on Heinz''s face.
"Okay, enough of talking. Hurry up and wash your hands. Let''s have dinner. I''ll check on the rest of the
food in the kitchen."
"Mommy, are you standing on Heinz''s side?" Garyined. "Women are always so irrational when
ites to men!"
Grace squirmed and raised her voice, "Little Gary!" "Alright, let''s eat," Little Gary did not care anymore.
"I know my ce in this house already. No big deal." Everyone burst intoughter.
Ernest, too, wasughing along.
Little Gary opened his mouth again, "Ernest, aren''t you going to fight back a little? If you don''t, I''m
afraid you''ll be in a worse position than mine!"
Ernest smiled and said, "I don''t mind. It doesn''t matter where I stand." "You are so chill about
everything," Little Gary sighed. "Fine, I''m just meddling in other people''s affairs."
Alice chimed in, "You will live a life full of worries."
She looked at Ernest with a sour face.
Ernest was Heinz''s child, and Grace had epted him just like that. Alice felt aggrieved on behalf of
her sister.
Pulling Grace into the kitchen, Alice lowered her voice and said, "Tell me, Grace. Ernest is his child.
Can you really ept it?"
Grace shook her head and said in a low voice, "Alice, Ernest is not his biological son. Heinz adopted
him, but Ernest doesn''t know. Jensen knows it too, you can ask him."
"Not his biological son?" Alice''s eyes widened in surprise. "Ernest is really not his biological son?"
"Yes," Grace nodded. "I don''t think Heinz has any reason to lie."
"But they look alike," Alice said. "Ernest looks a little simr to Little Gary. You could feel that they are
real brothers when you look at them. Anyone who sees them together would say so."
"Maybe it''s fate?" Grace sighed. "I feel sorry for this child. The moment I see him, my heart ached. I
adore him very much."
"Me too. I like him too. He is more obedient than Little Gary," Alice said. "Even if he is Heinz''s biological
son, I couldn''t bear to scold him or anything. He looks so cute."
"Well, you should change your attitude toward Heinz," Grace said. "You and Little Gary both treat him
without courtesy. Little Gary directly calls him by his first name. You, on the other hand,pletely
ignored him. I''m having a hard time stuck in between the both of you."
"Grace! I am not treating him this way because I hate him. I just feel that it''s unfair for you," Alice said
with a smile.
"He didn''t know it either," Grace began to reason. "It was an ident."
"Alright. I won''t be so rude to him from now on," Alice said. "But I don''t think I can get close with him
either. I don''t like him as a person. He is too arrogant."
"Aren''t you arrogant too?" Grace said, smiling.
"Me?" Alice was stunned and shook her head. "I''m not arrogant. I''m pedantic."
"Oof—" Grace was amused by her deration.
Alice stepped forward and hugged her. "Grace, I really wish you well. Most importantly, he treats you
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well. That''s all I could ask for."
"I know," Grace nodded and patted her hand. "What about you? How are you with Jensen?"
"He is taking good care of me in every aspect, no matter how trivial the matter is," Alice sincerely said.
"He is a good person, warm and gentle. But I don''t know why, maybe I am sensitive, I feel that there''s a
boundary between me and Jensen."
Grace paused for a moment, then turned to look at Alice.
Letting go of her, Alice said, "I don''t know what''s wrong. It seems that there is something extra, and at
the same time, somethingcking between us."
"What do you think it is?" Grace inquired.
"Passion?" Alice replied and then immediately shook her head. "No, I feel that we are very different
from ordinary couples. He has never been mad at me. Everyone has emotions, right? But he is never
angry. Don''t you think it''s strange?"
"Maybe he just being kind to you?" asked Grace, although she clearly knew that it was because of guilt.
Alice shook her head. "I don''t think so. He is very strict toward his subordinates and set a high bar for
them. But for me? Never. That''s why I feel that there''s something more between us, and something
less."
Grace couldn''t help feeling worried. After all, Alice was a sensitive girl.
"Have you done that with Jensen?" Grace asked cautiously.
Alice couldn''t get what she meant. "Done what?"
"Um. Sleeping together."
Alice''s face suddenly turned red. "Grace, I—"
She was at a loss for words. Feeling embarrassed, she stammered, "I... I couldn''t... We haven''t done
it."
They had been intimate. However, they were unable to do the deed.
Alice was still the same. Once Jensen had made a further move, she would crumple in fear.
It was terrifying for her.
Grace instantly understood the situation.
Both of them had their worries because they had not made any substantial progress.
Jensen was just restraining himself not to get angry.
In fact, in a rtionship between a man and woman, it was not always a good thing to be too
restraining.
After all, they would only truly understand each other if they opened up to each other. If they were too
courteous, they might not be able to make it till the end.
"Grace, I just can''t do it." Alice was on the verge of tears. Her shoulders drooped in despair. "I... I really
tried my best, but I just couldn''t do it."
"It doesn''t matter." Grace put her hand on Alice''s shoulder and said softly, "Don''t rush it."
"But, I am afraid that he would be anxious," Alice said, her face flushing. "Actually, Jensen is a good
man, he''s husband-material. However, the further I wanted to go with him, the more I couldn''t do it."
"You still have a mental block," Grace said. "Don''t worry too much, Alice. Officer Charm is willing to wait
for you. You need to trust him."
"Grace, I couldn''t even do it when I''m drunk." Alice was embarrassed to admit that. "I am out of ideas.
Am I having some kind of dysfunction?"
"Nonsense!" Grace didn''t know whether tough or cry. "That''s a man''s problem. What you''re having is
a psychological barrier. Don''t be afraid. It''ll be fine eventually."
"But I''m afraid that Jensen can''t wait!" Alice sighed. "He might get tired of waiting. I can''t do anything
about it if he decides to leave."
"He won''t leave you," Grace said earnestly to her. "Don''t be afraid."
"Why are you so sure?" Alice was very surprised. "You seem to know him very well."
Grace felt a twist of guilt.
In an instant, Alice realized something. She looked at Grace, asking, "Grace, do you know something
that I don''t know about?"