True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)

Chapter 2174

"Are my thoughts that easy to guess?" Sylvia mumbled.

"It's written all over your face," Heinz replied solemnly.

Did she think he wouldn't hear her mumbling?

Despondent, Sylvia lowered her eyes and withdrew her hand from her father's leg, not daring to speak despite her frustrations.

Just then, her phone rang.

A chill went down her spine again. It must be Kendrix.

She didn't dare answer it in front of her father for fear that she would give herself away inadvertently if she did so.

Heinz threw a glance at her but didn't say anything. However, his gaze was so intimidating that she didn't dare look straight at him.

The phone was still ringing, and Sylvia was like a cat on a hot tin roof; she wanted to find a chance to slip away.

"Why don't you answer it?" Heinz had to ask, "Or do you prefer that I do it?"

Hearing that, Sylvia became edgier and shook her head quickly. "No, no, I can answer it myself."

With that, she checked her phone to find it was indeed a call from Kendrix.

Although she had her back facing her father, Heinz still managed to catch a glimpse despite her efforts not to let him see the screen. With a careless sweep with his sharp gaze, he caught the ID, Mr. Trevino.

Huh!

So, it was indeed Kendrix.

He could put a lid on the guessing session now. The girl had snuck out to look for Kendrix.

Heinz blew a fuse and nearly grabbed the phone to warn Kendrix in person.

Sylvia took a gander at her father and happened to meet his sharp gaze, intimidated instantly.

"Dad, can I go upstairs?" Sylvia asked audaciously.

"No," Heinz replied coldly. "Answer the call here. Put him on speaker."

"How about giving me some privacy?" Sylvia was also getting irritated. "Why don't you hurry up and accompany Mommy? Is it interesting to make a fuss with me here?" "Yeah, it's interesting." Heinz shot daggers at her.

"Don't forget that as your father, I have a responsibility toward you."

"But, it doesn't mean you can supervise me at will and show me no respect at all."

"How am I showing you no respect at all?" Heinz asked, "Does forbidding you from dating mean that I don't respect you?"

Sylvia's jaw dropped as she became speechless.

She didn't expect her father to say it out candidly.

"You have nothing more to say now, do you?" Heinz said solemnly, "Your silence also indicates you're feeling guilty."

Sylvia snorted softly and declined the call.

She believed Kendrix could grasp that the current time was inconvenient for her to pick up his call.

Sure enough, he didn't call her again.

However, Heinz's gaze fell even more sharply on his daughter's face. "You're not allowed to date before you come of age."

"I know what I'm doing." Sylvia stood up, staring at her father, and opined seriously, "Maybe you think I'm still young and shouldn't do this and that, but I know what I'm doing."

"If you know what you're doing, you wouldn't have snuck out on New Year's night," Heinz rejoined.

"Dad, I really have trouble communicating with you." Sylvia said, "You're restricting my freedom, and it's school break now. It's reasonable for me to go out. Also, I didn't spend the night outside."

"You even want to spend the night outside?!" Heinz hit the roof hearing that. "Will you only be pleased when you create trouble?"

"What kind of trouble can I create?"

"You're still an underage child; you shouldn't start dating this early. You're too keen on men," Heinz spoke with a tetchy tone.

Sylvia blanched at her father's words. She felt that he didn't, nor could he understand her.

She liked Kendrix. It was an uncontrollable instinct.

It already saddened her to struggle over her instinctive impulses. Furthermore, if she hadn't snuck out, she wouldn't have gotten a boyfriend. Anyhow, she thought it was worth going out that night.

Even if her father reprimanded and did not understand her, it was still worthwhile.

Because she managed to win Kendrix's affection.

"Dad, I know you're disciplining me like this because you love and worry about me, but I want you to know that I really know what I'm doing, and I have plans for my future,

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Sylvia told herself not to fall out with her father.

She should try her best to persuade him.

"I'm your daughter, and I'm aware of how lucky I am to be born in such a family. I also know I should study hard to not bring disgrace to you and Mom."

"I can do all these, but Dad, you can't interfere with who I fall in love with."

"I can promise you I won't date before coming of age, but I can't promise you not to be infatuated with him."

"I think you've had a rich and varied life. That's why you're able to teach us so many life lessons."

"But your experiences aren't ours; we'll only understand when we go through some things ourselves."

"Also, you can't actually judge what's right and wrong. Logically speaking, your first encounter with Mom started with a mistake, but look at your happily ever after."

"You are a match made in heaven, and you love each other."

"But, all this can only be proven with time."

"As for whether Kendrix is right for me, I want to experience it myself instead of having you tell me what's right for me and not."

"Please respect my freedom and feelings, okay?"

Sylvia spoke soberly, not even a hint of a fit of pique but rather collectedly.

Heinz was surprised as he didn't expect his daughter to say all that.

And they were all justifiable.

Certain bad beginnings don't necessarily mean a bad ending.

He gazed at Sylvia for quite a while before he let out a sigh, thinking that this child had indeed grown up.

Perhaps he really should let her experience the world herself now.

Calming himself down, he said, "It's not that I don't trust you; I just want you to lead a smoother and easier life. I indeed want to teach you all

my experiences since I've were

too many things in my life. If I to know that I would meet your mother before we actually had an encounter, I would not have allowed any of my past to even take place because I would feel sorry for her."

Taken aback, Sylvia nodded and said, "But Dad, without those regrets and mistakes to act as a comparison, how would you realize my mom is the one for you?"

Heinz looked at his daughter, stumped by her retort. He shook his head and cracked a smile.

"Alright, you got me. Since you know what you're doing, I won't worry too much. Though I have a request."

"Go ahead." It had never occurred to Sylvia that she could get through to her father.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

After all, her father was strict and intimidating when she first entered the door. She was touched that she was able to bring him round.

"First, you're not allowed to spend the night outside, let alone sneak out at night."

"Okay, got it." Sylvia grinned sheepishly.

"Don't go saying yes and doing otherwise," Heinz warned.

Sylvia was stunned, thinking that her father was really adept at seeing through her facetious attitude.

She nodded and promised earnestly, "Okay, I'll definitely tell you or Mom the next time I go out."

"That's more like it." Heinz also eased up hearing her promise.

"Can I go upstairs now?" She couldn't wait to go back to her room to call Kendrix.

"What's the rush? I haven't finished my words." Heinz said, "We have to make a pact today."

A pact?

First Kendrix, now her father? What was with men

and pacts?

She sighed inward. "Alright, what's second?" "Second, don't attempt to do anything out of line before you

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turn eighteen, not even clandestinely. If I find out, I'll tear the man who takes advantage of you into pieces."

Sylvia gulped.

"Kissing isn't out of line, right?" She thought.

She nodded and said, "Don't worry, Dad. I won't cross the line."

Heinz naturally didn't trust his daughter would abide by it, but he still had to remind her.

"Third, Trevino is still your teacher. If you don't want his reputation to be ruined, you'd better keep yourself from constantly going to his place."

Stumped by their third agreement, Sylvia nodded.