Mr. Jones Be Gentle (Grace) novel Chapter 1303

"No," Heinz almost sprung up, "Why should I be her guardian?"

"Of course, it's not a must for you to be her guardian," Grace looked at her husband and said, "Cindy is still in love with you, isn't she? She intended to buy a house next door, but Celeste found out about it and was exasperated. Thus, she ended up having a fight with Cindy and they cut off all ties."

"Next door?" Heinz was stupefied and immediately shook his head in disgust, "Is she here to gross me out?"

"She won't be able to do so to you or to me," Grace said patiently, "I don't think it's a big deal if she buys a house next door."

"Did you injure your head?" Heinz stared at his wife incredulously, "She is still in love with me and you are not mad about it? Do you still even love me?"

Grace ignored Heinz's pettiness in front of her son.

Ernest had accidentally become the receiving end of his parent's flirting. Worse, they didn't even know that they were flirting.

Ernest looked at his parents helplessly. He knew that his father was refusing to help.

However, things would be easily solved if his mother agreed.

After all, his father would listen to his mother, no matter what.

"Say, do you still love me or not?" Heinz persisted and demanded his wife to answer his childish question.

Grace looked at him helplessly and sighed, "Heinz, be more mature."

"Why am I not mature?"

"Trust me, even if Cindy lives next door, she would only be disgusted by herself."

"No!" Heinz shook his head and pouted, "She is going to disgust me."

"Is she going to have a great time seeing us flirting so frequently?" Grace tried to reason, "In my opinion, she has the freedom to buy whatever house she chooses."

"She can't buy it. I'm going to buy all the surrounding houses immediately so that there are no neighbors close to us."

"Childish," Grace was at a loss for what to do, "This isn't the main point."

"The point is to let Celeste go to school, isn't it?" Heinz looked at his wife's posture. It seemed like he was going to be punished if he was not willing to help her.

"Yes," Grace nodded, "You finally got it."

"I'm fine with helping," Heinz shrugged, "Just ask Alex to deal with it."

Grace looked at his son helplessly. The father and son duo really looked for Alex for everything.

"Have you ever thought that it was bad for Celeste to break off all ties with Cindy."

Heinz glanced at his wife.

Grace also stared at him with a serious look in her eyes.

Heinz was a little helpless by his wife's gaze. He subconsciously asked, "Do you really want me to be involved in this?"

"I'll go with you. Is this okay?" Grace pulled out her trump card.

Heinz immediately nodded and said, "Of course, if you are with me, I will be able to prove my innocence."

"Even so, I'm worried that Cindy will fly into a rage out of humiliation."

"What are you afraid of?" Heinz muttered, "If she really tries to pull something off, I'm definitely going to ruin her reputation."

Grace was speechless. This man was really hopeless.

"So you agree?"

Heinz nodded, "Will you spare me if I don't agree?" "Good that you know," Grace stared at him and smiled. She looked at her son and said, "Ernest, you can be rest assured since your father is going to deal with everything."

"Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Mom," Ernest quickly thanked his parents.

Heinz immediately stared at Ernest's face sharply before asking, "Why are you so eager to help her?"

Ernest was dumbfounded and said in a hurry, "We are schoolmates."

"You have so many schoolmates. If all of them need your help, will you help them as well?"

"Of course," Ernest nodded, "As long as I can be of help, I won't just stand aside and do nothing."

"You really can't stand by and watch," Heinz looked at his son and then turned to look at Grace, complimenting, "Just like your mother."

Grace looked at him and Ernest and quickly cleared her throat, "Let's go and pick up Celeste now. It's better to bring her back and have her stay here."

"Right now?" Ernest was stunned.

"Yes, right now," Grace nodded seriously, "Your father and I will go pick her up."

"I refuse to go," Heinz immediately shook his head and frowned, "Let her stay in the hotel. What's the matter with that?"

He felt uneasy the moment he thought of that child who was adopted by Cindy.

After all, he hated Cindy very much.

She secretly took a deep breath. Such words were her saving grace for someone like her, who was facing dark times.

It warmed her heart and lit a candle of hope for her.

When Grace noticed that Celeste was silent, she turned to look at her. She was stunned to find the young girl's eyes red- rimmed. Then, she smiled and held Celeste's hand.

Celeste was puzzled and pursed her lips. When she looked up, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore.

"Mrs. Smith," It only took one more word for Celeste to burst into tears.

Seeing how aggrieved Celeste was, Grace knew that she was still a child after all.

She reached out to help Celeste wipe away her tears.

Celeste quickly stopped herself from crying. She took a deep breath and tried to maintain her composure.

Grace took a piece of tissue and wiped away Celeste's tears.

"I'm sorry," Celeste was embarrassed.

"Silly child!" Grace said very gently, "You have encountered difficulties. Why don't you go home? What's going to happen to you if you encounter bad people here?"

When Celeste thought about it now, she felt a wave of fear. Back then, all she had was her self-esteem and pride.

Grace did not urge Celeste to answer her. After all, she knew how important pride was to a teenager.

How could she think about everything thoroughly when her self-esteem was being shaken?

"Well, pack up and let's go back. You can come live with us."

"I can't," Celeste shook her head and refused, "I can't cause you any more trouble."

She was afraid that Cindy would cause trouble for them after she lived with them.

"Are you worried that your aunt will be a nuisance to us?" Grace could tell Celeste's concerns at a glance.

Celeste didn't say anything, but her expression made it very obvious.

Grace chuckled and comforted the young girl, "Don't worry, your aunt is no match for me."

Celeste was dumbfounded.

Grace only laughed, "She's not Heinz's match either. We already dealt with her once in the past. Don't worry."