Chapter 774


    He was not too shabby himself. He was a young, slim, and dapper- looking man. Candace looked at


    him for a moment with squinted eyes.


    The three of them felt her presence almost as soon as she appeared in the corners.


    All three of them looked up at her simultaneously.


    As a policeman, Jensen had sharp eyes. He nced at the stairs on the second floor and met


    Candace''s gaze; she was sizing him up.


    Jensen stood up out of courtesy, but he was also sizing her up.


    Heinz, who also caught sight of Candace, stood up as well.


    Zachary followed suit as all three of them looked at her.


    "Aunt Candace, Heinz is here," Zachary said as he looked at Candace who was standing at the corner


    of the stairs. "This is Officer Charm, Jensen Charm. He''s Alice''s boyfriend," he added.


    Candace, who was taken by surprise, frowned as she looked at Jensen and went on to nod a little as


    she stared at him. Shortly after, she made her way down the stairs.


    She looked at Heinz and then Jensen as she processed what she had just learned. Alice''s boyfriend


    caught her off guard. What''s more, he was a policeman.


    A poor policeman.


    Candace frowned as she walked up to them.


    Her gaze alternated between Heinz and Jensen several times.


    "Hello," she smiled as she greeted them.


    Heinz on the other hand was sizing her up himself. She was a middle-aged woman who did not look


    very old and had some makeup on. She had a very goodplexion, even with the face powder she


    had on.


    On top of that, she had a slim figure that had a naturally elegant demeanor.


    It was evident which of her two parents whom Grace and Alice took after. Grace was the spitting image


    of Candace.


    "Hello, Madam Lowe," Heinz nodded and greeted her.


    "Hello, Madam Lowe," Jensen echoed after him.


    The formal greeting felt courteous and distant.


    Candace frowned at Zachary when she was greeted by her daughters'' boyfriends.


    Zachary understood very well what bothered her. However, he felt that she was in no ce to be upset,


    given that it was her own behavior that brought up this situation, to begin with.


    "So, Aunt Candace, what did you want to talk to Heinz about? The floor is all yours," probed Zachary.


    "Please have a seat." Candace invited them. "I asked Heinz toe here because I want to know


    about what happened between him and Grace."


    Upon hearing this, Heinz raised his eyebrows. Subconsciously, he did not think that the reason


    Candace was looking for him was to simply ask about that.


    At the very least, not all of them.


    Heinz was not in a hurry to answer her. Instead, he sat down and looked at her, saying, "Madam Lowe,


    Grace and I have been through quite a bit. I admit that I didn''t treat her the way she should have been


    treated."


    "You have a wife, don''t you?" Candace asked bluntly, "Why did you still pursue Grace?"


    Even Heinz was surprised by her straightforwardness. He answered sincerely, "I''ve already divorced


    Jodie. I just couldn''t help myself from falling in love with Grace. Now, I want to marry her and be with


    her."


    Candace was taken aback and stared at his determined face. She seemed to have been consumed by


    her thoughts and what she had just heard from him.


    All three men looked at her in anticipation of her response to no avail.


    "Aunt Candace?" Zachary called out to her to snap her out of her thoughts as it was evident that she


    was consumed by them.


    Candace came back to her senses abruptly and said, "So, you simply couldn''t help yourself..."


    Heinz paused as he expected her to finish her sentence.


    "Do you have any idea of the harm you have brought upon Grace simply because you couldn''t help


    yourself from falling in love with her?" Candace continued almost as if interrogating him. "Yourck of


    self-control has put her in countless troubles. What do you have to say for that?"


    "I''ll make it up to her. I''m going to try my best to make up to Grace for everything in the future," echoed


    Heinz in response.


    She squinted and questioned with a sneer, "Mr. Jones, words with no actions are worthless. By


    pursuing her while still being a married man, you have turned her into a mistress and you dare talk


    about all these sweet nothings?"


    "What happened before is indeed my burden to bear. I will give Grace nothing but the best I have to


    offer," Heinz promised.


    Candace''s smile faded and her countenance became rather somber. "Mr. Jones, let''s get straight to the


    point. You''re not suitable for Grace. The only thing you''ve given her by far is devastation," she said


    bluntly.


    Heinz was taken aback. He pursed his lips and tried to conceal the difort.


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    He was ashamed, as all that he had brought to Grace were indeed negative experiences.


    "You''re right, I''ve only brought nothing by troubles and negativity to Grace. I admit that and I am going


    to make up to her for it." Heinz said.


    Candace scoffed, "Mr. Jones, you must have made lots of derations like this with no actions backing


    them up. I''m pretty sure you know what I mean. You know that you have broken the promises you''ve


    made to Grace countless times now, don''t you?"


    Heinz was at a loss for words being questioned by her; nevertheless, he remained respectful towards


    her.


    Zachary, however, couldn''t take it anymore. He understood very well that Heinz was simply being


    respectful of his future mother-inw.


    However, being the irresponsible mother that she was, Candace had gone too far by criticizing Heinz in


    the manner that she had done.


    "Aunt Candace, it''s great that Grace is with Heinz now. I''m pretty sure they will figure things out."


    Zachary was stunned. She had really got the best of him this time around.


    Just then, Heinz voiced out, "It doesn''t matter. It is reasonable for Grace''s mother to reproach me."


    "Mr. Jones, your attitude surprises me," said Candace with a surprised look.


    It was rumored that Heinz was very unruly.


    She looked at him and then at Jensen, saying, "I didn''t expect that my little daughter, Alice, would settle


    for a policeman as her


    boyfriend."


    Jensen pursed his lips out of courtesy and smiled, "Let''s say it''s fate. I''m going to treat Alice no less


    than she deserves."


    "I simply do not believe in a policeman''s promise," sneered Candace in a harsh tone. She shook her


    head and teased, "You are worse than Heinz."


    Now that the conversation hade to this point, they could not be any more immersed in each other''s


    discussions.


    Jensen frowned and looked a little awkward. He looked at Candace and didn''t know what to say in


    response to her.


    Hearing that, the three of them were all stunned altogether.


    No one had expected that Candace woulde back to make trouble. Moreover, in such an


    overbearing and rude manner.


    Heinz frowned and looked at Candace, asking, "Madam Lowe, what''s the reason?"


    "You''re just not suitable for her." Candace answered in a low voice, "You''ve been married before, and


    she has never. You''re simply not the right fit for her."


    "I already have two children with Grace. Madam Lowe, are you not going to consider the children''s


    future when you brought this up?" Heinz guestioned her bluntly.