Chapter 1310


    The moment Heinz and Grace stepped into the house, they unconsciously nced at Celeste''s


    figure on the second floor.


    The child stood by the window and looked like she was in a daze.


    Grace was instantly worried. She lowered her voice and said to her husband, "Oh no, Celeste must


    have heard our conversation with Cindy just now."


    Heinz nced up and also found Celeste standing on the second floor. She looked as though she


    had been shocked to the core.


    He nced at Grace andforted her, "Don''t worry. Sooner orter we would''ve had to face her.


    It''s fine if she saw that since it''s better if she doesn''t get her hopes up."


    "But I''m worried that it''ll affect the child''s mental health," Grace was still very concerned.


    "Then that''s her fate," Heinz was not too worried. He looked at his wife and wrapped his arms


    around her waist, saying, "Honey, you should know that we are not exaggerating. Whatever we said


    was the truth. Even though I might have been mocking Cindy, she was the one who came intruding


    into ourpound. We shouldn''t bear any responsibility."


    Grace nodded and answered, "Although I''m very worried about Celeste, you''re right. I am just


    exasperated by the fact that Cindy doesn''t even try to look for her."


    "Who knows what that woman is thinking," Heinz muttered dryly.


    Grace shrugged and looked at her husband''s handsome face. He looked extremely good looking


    and it was just breathtaking. She sighed, "Cindy missed you so much. She hasn''t forgotten you for


    over a decade. Look, she even bought a house because of you."


    "That''s her choice," Heinz didn''t take it seriously.


    "Didn''t you say that you wanted to buy all of the neighboring houses? Why is Miss White a step


    faster than you?"


    Heinz chuckled, "I''ve thought about it for a long time and allowed her to buy one. After she buys a


    house here, I''ll have Maria and Ernest move to some other ce. I''ve already asked Alex to look for


    a new ce. This time, I''m going to buy six houses at once."


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    "Won''t it cost you an arm and a leg?" Grace was stupefied. She blinked and stared at Heinz with


    admiration. When it came to scheming, no one couldpare with him


    If he did really manage to pull this off, he was just toying with Cindy.


    Even the high-paying actors couldn''t just afford to buy houses in London as they wished.


    Heinz only allowed Cindy to buy a house here since it was not going to be easy for her to sell itter


    on.


    Even if she were to sell it, she would be paying a huge sum of taxes. It was not easy for an actress


    to have so much money.


    "Of course," Heinz snickered, "I haven''t thought of anything else over the years except for doing


    business. Zachary will be the one to settle with the payment of the three houses."


    "Haha!"


    Grace couldn''t help but burst outughing.


    Heinz was simply too cunning.


    She realized that as the children gradually grew up, Heinz only grew more and more slick. That


    would definitely make things fun when they spent quality time together.


    Heinz embraced her gently and entered the door. He whispered to her, "Are you happy now?"


    Grace nodded and did not try to hide anything, admitting, "I''m really delighted. I haven''t enjoyed


    myself like this for a very long time."


    "Judging by Cindy''s personality, there''s no way she could bring up a child properly. See how


    introverted Celeste is! She must have been overwhelmed by Cindy''s forcefulness all this while,"


    Heinz said frankly, "In my opinion, let''s just be her guardians."


    "Is this what you have in mind?" Grace looked at him.


    Heinz nodded and answered, "This idea just shed into my mind seconds ago."


    "I also have simr thoughts," Grace immediately became more excited and eximed, "Heinz,


    since we are already helping her out, I think we should do all we can for her. We should quickly


    be her guardians and prevent her further suffering."


    "Why did you change your mind?" Heinz frowned slightly and looked at Grace in disbelief.


    Grace shrugged and exined, "Initially, I didn''t really want to be her guardian. However, after


    seeing how Cindy wasn''t even anxious after Celeste had gone missing for so long, I think there''s no


    point for Celeste to continue suffering whereby Cindy is her guardian." "Alright," Heinz nodded and


    agreed with his wife,


    "Then we will be her guardian."


    "Well, Celeste is an introverted child, but she has a great moral conscience. She doesn''t harm other


    people and still wishes to repay Cindy for raising her. It''s obvious that she is a very obedient and


    kind child. We can''t just stand aside and not help her."


    "Then you would have to raise her. If she really bes our daughter- in-w, then there is nothing


    we have to worry about," Heinz smirked.


    The very mention of this made Grace worried as she sighed, "In fact, I am a little selfish."


    "What?" Heinz raised his eyebrows.


    "Let''s go back to our room first," Grace said.


    A few minutester, they went upstairs, returned to their rooms, and closed the door behind them.


    Grace stared at Heinz and told him softly, "Look, both Celeste and Ernest are in London. It''s


    obvious that Ernest cares very much about her. Since they are so close together, I''m afraid that they


    might eventually be a couple."


    Heinz was stupefied. He looked at his wife and frowned, "What''s wrong with that? That''s just their


    fate."


    "But what about Gary?" Grace couldn''t help but feel concerned about her eldest son.


    Heinz paused for a moment. He gave it some thought and answered, "He''s the one who chose to


    go to the United States. There''s nothing perfect in life. He should understand this since he is


    already a grown-up."


    "That''s why there are two benefits for us if we get to be Celeste''s guardian," After thinking for a


    while, Grace replied, "Firstly, Celeste would have way more freedom than before. Secondly, when


    she really bes our adopted child, she is someone who abides by the rules judging from her


    character. She is a rather reserved and conservative child from my observation."


    Heinz nodded, "That''s great too. Though, aren''t you afraid that Celeste is going to abide by the


    rules and make things difficult with our son?"


    Grace shook her head and exined, "I don''t think it would be an issue for them. Ernest and Gary


    are not people whopromise easily. They are going to work hard for what they want."


    "You are really strange as a mother. You are not worried about your own child but you are more


    worried about other people''s children. Don''t you know what your priorities are?"


    "If Celeste is in good hands, then both our sons will also be," Grace added, "With Celeste by their


    side, Gary and Ernest will have enough time to consider what they truly want. Perhaps in a few


    years, they won''t even be interested in Celeste. This is my way of protecting Celeste."


    "What if both of them refuse to give up?" Heinz retorted.


    "Even if that''s the case, I believe that they can find a solution to this themselves," Grace uttered


    very confidently, "As they be more and more mature, they will know how to strive for their love.


    At least for the time being, she is still going to abide by the rules."


    "I hope so. I hope we are not making a mistake," Heinz sighed.


    After taking a good look at her husband, Grace put down her hands.


    Heinz sat on the edge of the bed. He looked up and let her lean on him.


    Grace answered seriously, "We won''t be making a mistake. Celeste has been forced into a corner.


    The important thing now is to let the child continue her studies. We are not wishing for her to repay


    us, so it won''t be a mistake."


    Heinz nodded, "True. Most of the time, the people who wish to be repaid will often be disappointed.


    On the contrary, those who don''t wish to be repaid are the ones who will have a long and


    sustainable rtionship."


    The two came to a consensus.


    "But now that I think about it, Cindy has been raising the child for so many years. It''s a little unkind


    of us to just cut them off," Grace was still hesitant.


    Heinz shook his head andughed, "What''s there to worry about? She gave up on her own ord.


    Who''s to me for that?"


    "Don''t you think we''re too forceful?" Grace asked again.


    "We''re not only forceful. We''re literally robbing them," Heinz announced domineeringly, "Don''t worry,


    I''m in charge of everything."


    "Haha!" Graceughed again. She stared at Heinz blinking innocently and felt amused. The twinkle


    in his eyes was so dazzling that she couldn''t help but cup his face, smiling, "Alright, let''s steal from


    her like pirates."


    "I think she''ll soon regret showing up in front of us with the ims that she misses me," Heinz


    chuckled and said sarcastically, "She deserves everything that ising for her."


    Grace smirked. Looking at her husband, she felt very amused andplimented him, "You are so


    funny."


    Heinz raised an eyebrow at his wife, saying, "I guess we''re a match made in heaven?" "Of course,"


    Grace looked at him and giggled, "You are the most domineering person I''ve ever seen. I am so


    proud of you."


    Heinz nced at his wife andined, "You haven''t praised me for a long time. I''m a little


    embarrassed to be praised by you so suddenly."


    The corner of Grace''s mouth twitched as she shot back, "Don''t be so childish."


    Heinz stared at his wife deeply, a meaningful light forming in his gaze. He snickered, "Well then,


    let''s drop all the childish thoughts. Why don''t we do something made for adults?"