"Don't flatter me, Officer Charm. I enjoy being carefree." Tyler was not taking himself seriously.
Jensen smiled and said, "You're too modest, Mr. Henley. By the way, how did you know Grace?"
Tyler noticed that he was asking about Grace specifically and not the Smith family as a whole.
He raised his eyebrows and looked into Jensen's eyes intensely, his eyes sparkling. "I've known Grace for many years. The circumstances in which we met were like scenes in a novel. Only Grace and I know the feeling. It was complicated."
Jensen was bewildered. The glow in Tyler's eyes made him realize that Tyler seemed to be on his guard.
He smiled slightly and said, "It must have been exceptional. I can see that Alice and Little Gary like you very much."
"Well, we've been relying on each other for all these years," Tyler said with a smile. "We have deep connections."
Jensen's heart nearly missed a bit.
Could he be Heinz's competitor? A romantic rival?