Jared Hughes was now completely sure that something must be going on with Grandpa Hughes.
Sitting nearby, Isa Hughes was unclear about what Grandpa Hughes was thinking. Thinking of Jared's use of family discipline on her, she pursed her lips, disapproval flickering in her eyes. She stood up, preparing to leave. "Grandpa, I don't want to eat, I..."
"I have something to say, sit down!" Grandpa Hughes sternly glared at Isa.
Reluctantly, Isa sat back down. She didn't feel like the Hughes family's daughter anymore, but more like someone they picked up from a ditch!
Grandpa Hughes' gaze fell upon Fanny Sabir's face as he asked, "Fanny, do you like Betsy Russell?"
Fanny was the person with the least presence at the dining table before. She usually spoke quietly and not much at all. Only when she was called out by Grandpa Hughes did she speak, "She's... pretty nice."
