Grandpa Hughes hadn't anticipated that Jared would say such a thing. He knew that Betsy Russell was the only daughter of the Russell family; if Jared married Betsy, the assets of the Russell family would eventually belong to the Hughes family.
Was Jared out of his mind?
He was simply beyond help.
If it weren't for the fact that another person under him had difficulty getting close to Betsy, why would he ever let Betsy and Jared be together?
"I've said it wasn't me who did it, yet you're still so stubborn. Just to defy me, you refuse to marry Betsy?" Grandpa Hughes felt a headache coming on and pressed his temples, "Alright then, if you insist that I did it, then let's say I did. What now? Are you going to take me to apologize to Betsy?"
