Chapter 1693
At that time, Heinz came downstairs.
Hearing their conversation, Heinz also said as he walked, "It seems that our Celeste has grown up.
That''s good to hear."
Upon hearing Heinz''s encouragement, Celeste was ttered and immediately stood up. "Uncle
Jones."
"Sit." Heinz motioned for her to sit down.
Celeste waited for Heinz to sit down before sitting down.
It was a simple action, but it showed her respect for her elders. It was a genuine gesture.
Grace and Heinz exchanged a look and smiled.
"Celeste, I want to ask you something." Heinz sat down and looked at Celeste as he gave her a
faint smile.
"Go ahead." Celeste nodded immediately and looked at Heinz. She was prepared for his question.
"Don''t be nervous," Heinz said, "I just want to ask you what you think about Sinir and Cindy."
Celeste already expected Heinz and Grace to ask her that.
She also knew that they were there for Cindy and Sinir then. It seemed like they would take
action that time.
She had already thought carefully about it before. She then said, "I was once grateful for Cindy. I
am still grateful for her for having taken care of me. However, this doesn''t make up for her indirectly
causing my mother''s death. They are separate matters. However, I think, with both things put
together, I can at least say that I don''t hate her.
However, she''s disrupting our lives and I don''t know what she will do to Liam and Maria.
She also kept harassing me through phone calls, and even looking for me at work.
As for Sinir, he''s even trying to acknowledge me as his daughter, so that he can use my
connections with you to make aeback.
I will never acknowledge him as my father. He got together with my mother when he was with Cindy,
and kept an ambiguous rtionship with Monica for so many years only to marry another woman.
Even without everything that happened, and just by looking at this, I can never call him my father,
especially after learning about his messy private life."
Heinz raised his eyebrows and nodded.
Celeste said determinedly, "I won''t acknowledge him. Never. He doesn''t deserve to be a father. To
me, he''s just someone who provided half of my DNA. That''s all.
As for Cindy, I have cut all ties with her. She and Sinir are the same kind who only care about
themselves. They have no bottom lines and they''ve long lost the most basic sense of humanity!
Uncle Jones, Aunt Smith, this time, you don''t have to take care of my feelings. You can do whatever
you want to them, and you have my full support.
I now belong to the Jones family, and I will always be on the Jones family''s side."
Celeste made herself clear.
Her statement was neither humble nor pushy.
Heinz and Grace heard it clearly.
Heinz also nodded slightly. "Sure, Celeste. I won''t hold back on them this time. They will have to
pay for everything they did."
"I understand." Celeste agreed that they should be taught a lesson too, otherwise they would never
learn to take responsibility and would continue to cause troubles.
"I had a talk with Gary earlier, and he was iming that you both had been way too soft with Cindy.
He said all of this wouldn''t have happened if you were just ruthless from the beginning," Grace said
to her husband.
Heinz shrugged. "However, if none of this happened, Gary wouldn''t have met Celeste either."
"That''s why I backed you up, but he didn''t like it." Graceughed. "He''s just stubborn."
"I''m sure Celeste is the only one that can tolerate his temper." Heinz smiled. "Even I am too tired of
his attitude."
Celeste smiled and spoke up for Gary, "He''s actually improved a lot now. He takes care of our
feelings. Although his snarky remarks are still there, I know he''s a kind person."
Heinz looked at Celeste and nodded. "As expected, only Celeste knows how to appreciate him."
"If Mom is on your side, then naturally Celeste is on my side," Gary''s voice could be heard from the
stairs. His hair was half dried as he walked down in a cozy outfit.
Celeste''s heart fluttered again just by looking at his tall build and his charming appearance.
Heinz nced at him and said, "We have already reached a mutual agreement here. I''ll be meeting
with Sinir tomorrow."
Upon hearing that, Celeste and Gary looked at Heinz.
Grace was also a little surprised. "Are you going to meet him?"
"Of course, I n to separate them first," Heinz said, "It''s easier to deal with them that way. They
weren''t together to begin with anyway."
"We have Monica''s evidence on Cindy, and we can extradite her by then," Gary said, "As for
Sinir, I still haven''t gathered enough evidence to send him to jail."
"Transferring huge amounts of assets in his marriage," Heinz said faintly, "Suanne will not let
Sinir get away with this so easily. He has to pay the price for his evil deeds throughout his life."
"Looks like you''ve already taken care of Suanne." Gary immediately understood the hidden
meaning behind Heinz''s words.
"Suanne also suffered a lot," Grace said, "Her life was ruined by Sinir."
"That''s why we should marry the right person," Heinz said, "That''s all then. Where are the others?
Why aren''t they here yet? Do they not want to eat? I''m already hungry."
"I''ll call them." Celeste immediately got up to call Maria, Liam and Ernest.
As soon as she got up, she could already hear footsteps from the stairs.
The others were walking down the stairs together.
"There''s no need for that. We''re alreadying down." Maria''s voice could be heard saying, "I''m
hungry too."
The dinner was sumptuous. After the meal, Heinz and Grace were taking a walk in the garden.
Liam went to look for them without others noticing.
"Liam?" Grace was surprised to see Liam. "What''s the matter?"
"Yes, I have something to ask of you," Liam said.
"Is it about the contract with Maria?" Heinz instantly saw through Liam''s mind.
Liam was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"
"Isn''t it obvious? You are only here in London to be with Maria, aren''t you?" Heinz smiled. "I have
already talked to Maria''s father. In fact, we have no other requests of you, as long as your feelings
for Maria are genuine."
Liam nodded immediately. "Of course my feelings are genuine for Maria. I''ll treat her well."
Heinz nced at Grace, and then at Liam before saying, "Liam, I think you''ve misunderstood my
words. I''m not expecting you to stay with Maria forever. By being genuine, I mean that you should
treat her well when you love her, and when you no longer have feelings for her, you should be
honest with her too. Don''t fool around with her."
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Liam was taken aback.
He shook his head. "My feelings for Maria are genuine. I''m not joking about it, and I can spend the
rest of my life with her. Uncle Jones, I mean my words and I will be responsible. I will never treat her
idly. I will never lie to her. I understand where you and Mr. Lowe areing from. I can''t promise
much but I can promise you that my feelings for her are genuine.
I will stay honest with her no matter what happens in the future.
That''s why I signed the contract and was hoping that you two can help me hand it over to Mr. Lowe
later on when you return home."
Heinz nodded. "Sure, I''ll pass it along for you."
Only then was Liam at ease. He smiled and said, "I''ll return to my room and leave you two alone to
take your walk then."
"Go ahead." Heinz nodded.
Liam nodded at him too and left.
Grace turned to Heinz and said, "You scared Liam so much by saying those things that his face
turned pale. I can see that he really loves Maria."
"I''m just giving him a reminder," Heinz said, "This is also Zachary''s concern. What if Liam isn''t
genuine in this and even fools Maria around? That''d be horrible."
"I do think that they''re truly in love. Look at how close they are. Liam has never moved his gaze
away from Maria. He''s always following Maria everywhere." Grace recalled the moments where
Liam helped Maria to the food at dinner earlier. He was taking great care of her.
His actions were definitely not what one would do when one was fooling around.
It was easy to observe a person''s feelings for another from all the details.
Some minor details during their interactions were already evident enough.
"Have you noticed that I''ve been staring at you too?" Heinz leaned closer to Grace and said in a
flirtatious tone, "My gaze and I have always been following you around too all these years. Honey,
my feelings are genuine too."