Violet Orson said if Bernard Taylor couldn't accept it, then they could break up right now.
But Bernard Taylor refused, telling her it didn't matter, his family wasn't that conservative, and if they couldn't have children, then they simply wouldn't have them.
Violet Orson believed him, and thus she calmly started a relationship with Bernard Taylor, even having grand plans for their future—like adopting orphans if Bernard ever wanted children later on.
However, everything was going smoothly when Bernard Taylor graduated. He was a year ahead of her, and since their art degree required an additional year, he graduated two years before her.
After Bernard Taylor's graduation, he told his parents about his relationship with Violet Orson, including their plans to marry once she graduated. Nancy Sallow came to see Violet Orson at the start of her school year.
