Female Novel
Chapter 997
"Really?" Zachary obviously didn't buy it. "Heinz, it's a gathering for little children. Did you think I'll really believe that all you reallywanted was to invite me over? Why don't you be straightforward and tell me what's your actual purpose?"
“Oh my God, you are really sensitive. Why are you suspecting everyone all the time?" Heinz suddenly felt drunk. "Well, fine, I'llbe direct then."
"Yeah, please be direct," Zachary laughed.
"Zachary, you're not young anymore, and your mom really looks like she can't wait to have grandchildren already, so you shouldreally start thinking about marriage before it's too late. How long more do you plan to keep your mom waiting?"
"Did my mom ask you guys to convince me regarding this?" Zachary asked.
"Uh, | think you're overthinking now. Your mom does hope for you to get married soon and so do we. After all, we're all in pairsalready while you're still single. We all wish to see you settle down with someone. Thus, perhaps if you came and have a look atthose children and understand more about them, who knows if that might make you want to get married?" Heinz realizedZachary derailed from his primary objective.
He laughed again. "What does my marriage have to do with those children? Maybe | won't even want to get married after lookingat them."
"Zachary, so are you coming or not?" Heinz found this to be a lot more complicated than it needed to be. "We just invited you forfun. Do you really have to decline our invitation to this extent?"
"Fine, I'll try to go over tonight unless something important comes up.""You'd better!" Heinz said, "You'd better come here directly. We'll be waiting for you. It's a deal then."“Alright, it's a deal," Zachary replied.
After he hung up his phone, Heinz sighed at Grace, "Your cousin is so difficult to deal with. Isn't it just a marriage? He's reactingas if we're asking for his life instead. Does he have some trauma when it comes to women?"
She also frowned and asked, "Mr. Jones, were you only focusing on marriage just now?"
He was startled for a moment before regaining his senses. "Of course | didn't forget that we called him over to observe if Mariaand he look alike. Anyway, it doesn't matter how we get him to come over as long as he agrees to it.”
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Grace confirmed with Miss Holland that five children would be coming over, so it would be a total of eight children including LittleGary, Ernest and Lowell.
It turned out that Little Gary had only invited five children who were all girls. When Miss Holland mentioned the names, Gracewas surprised, "Why are there no boys at all?”
Miss Holland laughed, "Your son said that the house is full of guys already but still lacks a sister, so perhaps his mommy couldgive birth to a baby sister after looking at all those little girls."
"Uh!" Grace wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.
She couldn't really figure out what was in her son's mind anymore.
Soon, she hung up the phone and asked Heinz to go pick them up.
"So how many of them are confirmed to be coming?” He checked with Grace.
"Five, and all of them are little girls," she answered.
"Why?" He was shocked too, "Why are they all girls? You mean they didn't invite any boys at all?"
She nodded. "Nope, no boys. All of them are girls."
Heinz paused for some time and finally said,
“Wow, | don't know what to say. Why didn't Ernes want to invite some boys over, then?"
“Little Gary is the older brother. I'm pretty sure he called the shots so Ernest didn't dare to say anything."
"That's true,” Heinz said. "Well, I'll ask Lester and the housekeeper to go to the kindergarten in three cars and pick them upthen."
"Okay."Soon, Heinz sent Lester to pick the children up.
Grace saw that the housekeeper had already prepared everything for an outdoor barbeque. Food and beverages had beenprepared, not to mention toys for the children to bring home as souvenirs.
It looked like it was going to be a grand night.
Soon, everyone arrived. Little Gary and Ernest truly brought five little girls home.When Heinz got out of the car and looked at Grace, he seemed helpless.
She had no chance to say anything.
Little Gary grabbed the chance and spoke first, "Let me introduce everyone. This is my and Ernest's mother. You can call heraunty. Don't be shy, I'm pretty sure you girls have met her before." "Welcome, everyone," Grace greeted them with a
smile."Nice to meet you, Aunty," the five little girls shouted in unison.
"Nice to meet all of you, too," Grace greeted them as well. "Come, go wash your hands so that we can start eating. Little Garyand Ernest, can you guys lead them to go wash their hands?"
"Okay."Soon, the children went to wash their hands.
Grace turned to Heinz and asked, "What do you think? Do you think she looks like my cousin?""Sixty percent similarity," Heinz said.
“My cousin will probably get shocked as well when he arrives later,” she said.
"He's not coming anymore," Heinz said. "On the way just now, he called and told me that he had something urgent to deal with,so he can't come anymore.”
"Could he have done it on purpose?” She frowned, "Didn't you tell him that he had to come over?""| did, but he sounded really urgent."“What happened then?" She asked, "Did you ask him?"
"He didn't want to let me know." He said, "I could sense the urgency in his voice. It really sounded like he had an emergency todeal with.
Grace took out her phone and said, "I'll try calling him then."
"Yeah, maybe you can try," Heinz said.
Zachary didn't pick up her phone, and she received an automated message, "I'm busy. I'll return a call later.”She frowned and said, "He didn't pick up the phone. It looks like he's really busy."
"Don't worry about it. This little girlcan't run since she's classmates withLittle Gary and Ernest. | she(sqwallyr ated te-Zactiag) She cant runaway either," Heinz said, "Maybe youcan even get in contact with hermother and see if you could extractany information from her.” Pleaseread the original content atNovelDrama.Org.
"Yeah." Grace nodded and said, "That's the only way for now."
The party was very lively. The little girls had different personalities as well, with Maria being super quiet and well-behaved,whereas the other girls were almost as active as the boys.
Grace stroked her belly and said, "I hope that if | am pregnant with a girl, she would turn out as well-behaved as Maria."
"Don't you think that child is actuallylacking self-esteem?" Heinzresponded, "Nowadays; all parents \trea ether anfaniiva lot, which
uld make them develop intoconfident, outgoing members of thesociety. | don't actually think it'snecessarily a good thing for Maria tobe so well-behaved." Please read theoriginal content at NovelDrama.Org.
She looked at him and suddenly felt lost for words.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
Grace checked her phone and realized that it was a phone call from Maria's mother.She quickly answered the call, "Hi Mrs. Attwood, is that you?."
"Yes, Mrs. Smith, nice to meet you,"she sounded apologetic and nervouson the other end of.t Gall, GAO!seyy for batheriid, ut somethingsuddenly came up. I'm really sorrybut can | please trouble you to helpme look after Maria? | might only befree after midnight." Please read theoriginal content at NovelDrama.Org.