Chapter 1551
Sensing the gloat in Heinz''s eyes, Gary shed a helpless smile. He knew that Heinz was mocking
him. After all, Heinz finally had the opportunity to, so why wouldn''t he?
Gary swept his gaze across Heinz, "Looks like the situation I''m in entertained you. Don''t you have
any sympathy?"
"At first, I did. However, I''ve been ridiculed by you all these years. Today, I finally got the chance to
mock you in return. Do you think I''ll miss this perfect opportunity?" Heinz smiled and returned the
question.
Gary was rendered speechless when he saw Heinz''s expression.
"Gary, don''t you think that you''re a hypocrite yourself? You''re used to mocking others for their
mistakes in life, but you make the same mistakes as others. One would always make fun of others
when they themselves are not in the situation," Heinz asked, grinning.
Gary shrugged and looked at Heinz, not showing him any mercy, "Look at your viinous behaviour.
You don''t seem like someone who has just lost his father at all. No matter what, you shouldn''t be
laughing in such a manner after we''ve just buried Old Master Jones, right? Are you that eager to
see your father die?"
Heinz was stunned and helpless. Gary could always manage to find the most hurtful words to stab
him in the heart.
For the rest of his life, it seemed that Heinz could never gain the upper hand in front of Gary.
Therefore, Heinz would always feel helpless and speechless to be refuted by Gary.
Also, Gary had never once addressed Heinz as his dad.
While ncing at Gary, Heinz snorted, "He''s free. For him, living is easier than dying, and he has
always wanted to die for a long time. Even if I''m happy right now, it''s because he got to fulfil his
wish. How do you know that he doesn''t want me to be happy?"
Gary shrugged and reminded him, "Are you trying to find excuses forughing just now? The world
doesn''t think that way. If others see youughing, they will probably say that you''re unfilial."
Heinz smiled and asked in return, "Why? Are you worried about my reputation?"
"No, don''t overthink things. I''m worried about my mom," Gary once again shattered Heinz''s
imagination.
Heinz had the corners of his lips twitched as hemented, "Your mom and I are in this together.
When I''m happy, she''ll be happy; when I''m sad, she''ll be sad. We''re considered as one."
Gary pursed his lips together. It was evident that he was not willing to admit that he was worried
about Heinz, "Don''t drag my mom into this. Isn''t it men''s duty to protect their women?"
Heinz smiled and once again asked, "Brat, how well did you protect Celeste then?"
Gary was at a loss for words.
Heinz cackled maniacally, "You see, life always finds a way to p you in the face. You should know
that it''s not easy, Gary."
Gary furrowed his brows, "You''ve already lost your father, yet you''re still cheerful and carefree. Not
only are you not ashamed about it, you''re in fact proud of it. Aren''t you embarrassed?"
Heinz shrugged his shoulders and continued tough, "Gary, when I die, you may be more d
than I am right now, am I right?"
Gary frowned, and his expression sank as his tone turned icy, "How old are you? Yet you''re already
talking about death. You''re so irresponsible."
Heinz was slightly stunned. His eyes shed with happiness, and the corners of his lips couldn''t
help lifting into a smile.
It seemed that Gary was quite concerned about him. Although he did not admit to it, it was obvious
that Gary did not want him to die so quickly.
Heinz was gratified as he smiled, "Look at you. It seems like you don''t want me to die so soon.
What a filial child."
Gary''s frown deepened as he said coldly, "Didn''t I tell you not to mention death? Why are you still
bringing it up?"
"What? I''m an atheist," Heinz didn''t mind at all.
"Mom would mind, so you''d better not say that. Since you didn''t treat mom well in the past, you
should do whatever you can to make up for it," Gary said in a deep voice.
Heinz retained his smile, "Gary, you''re good with words, but why are you always so mean? At the
age of twenty, you got a woman pregnant and caused her miscarriage. Right now, you''re insulting
your father. You''ve never addressed me as your dad even after twenty years. If you''re not
embarrassed about that, I have nothing to be embarrassed about as well."
Gary didn''t try to retort as he truly had nothing to say.
It was rare to see Gary not refuting, which bored
Heinz out.
Heinz looked at the night sky, and he could see Lawrence''s house from their rooftop.
Lawrence had initially lived far away until Grace advised Heinz to move Lawrence to a vi closer to
them.
However, the vi was pitch ck at the moment.
That person was gone.
No matter what, Lawrence was the reason why Heinz existed. Although Heinz felt resentful, he was
still somewhat sorrowful after Lawrence''s death.
Gary noticed the changes in Heinz''s mood from the quiet atmosphere. He nced over and noticed
that Heinz had been staring at Lawrence''s ce, so he lifted his eyebrows.
"You''re feeling down, aren''t you?"
"It''s alright. This day was bound toe sooner orter," Heinz''s tone was indifferent, and it
seemed that he was already at terms with his father''s death.
Gary pondered for a moment before saying, "He should be quite satisfied with his life. After all these
years of torment, you and mom cleaned up his mess and raised Lowell for him. Both of you have
already done enough for him."
It was rare for Gary to acknowledge what Heinz had done.
"Are you acknowledging what your mom and I did?"
"It''s just the truth," Gary shrugged indifferently.
"Since you acknowledge that, it means that you''ve acknowledged me as your father. But you
haven''t called me Dad up till today. Are you nning to address me as your father after I die?"
Gary looked at him and said coldly, "If you want to hear me calling you dad, you''ll have to stay alive.
That day will eventually arrive."
Gary did not tell him to dream on.
Heinz burst outughing, "That day will eventually arrive. Which day is it going to be? Can''t you call
me your dad now?"
Gary said nothing and ignored him.
After a while, Heinz once again spoke, "Now that you''re like me,belled as a jerk, you''re indeed my
son. s, how sad!"
"You''re right. Like father like son," Gary snickered.
There wasn''t mockery but had a sense of helplessness in his statement instead.
"Honestly, I was quite against you dating at such a young age," Heinz''s expression turned a little
solemn as he looked at Gary.
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In the darkness, the father and son exchanged nces. Gary instantly understood the meaning
behind Heinz''s words and spoke, "You''re worried that I''ll follow in your footsteps and abandon
Celeste, aren''t you?"
"I didn''t abandon Jodie. It was her problem."
Gary''s tone sharpened right that instant, "You sound like you regret it. If Jodie treated you well, you
would still be taking care of her and ignoring mom, right?"
Heinz frowned and disapproved of Gary''s words, "You''re talking as if I''m indeed such a person. It''s
totally different. Only those who experienced it can understand my feelings. That''s also the reason
why I didn''t want you to date at such a young age, but I didn''t expect you to do it anyway."
Gary fell silent.
"But your mother also likes Celeste a lot. I can tell that after suffering over the years, she has a
special feeling towards Celeste. She probably sees herself in Celeste because of the hardships
Celeste has suffered over the years. Therefore, she''s very fond of Celeste and sympathizes with
her experiences."
"Honestly, I don''t think Celeste is suitable to be your wife because of her personality. I''m not saying
that she''s a bad person or that you''re not excellent enough for her. I just think that you two aren''t
meant to be, that''s all, and it''s going to be a tough road ahead of you."
Heinz rarely expressed his feelings that were at the bottom of his heart in such a solemn tone.
As a father, he did not wish for his son to suffer in the future.
Gary frowned, "Don''t you think it''s slightly toote to say this right now? Where were you in the
beginning?"