The last four words were addressed to Mrs. Roberts.
It seemed that as long as Mrs. Roberts agreed, the matter would be settled.
Mrs. Roberts had known all along that besides Roland Roberts coming over to apologize to Iris Thompson, another purpose of the visit was Eve Thompson.
But thinking about how destitute the Thompson family was, and yet her daughter was expected to marry into it at a loss, it just didn't sit right with her. So she played hardball a bit: "It's not that simple. You bullied my daughter, and now you want to marry her? Oh, my Gina's life, why must it be so hard..."
Mrs. Bates was a straightforward person and couldn't grasp the intricacies in Mrs. Roberts's words. Hearing this, she was taken aback: "You don't want to get married? What should we do then? Should we call the police and have her locked up?"
The moment Mrs. Roberts heard this, she panicked.
She wasn't here to get Eve Thompson thrown in jail.
So she quickly spoke up, "How could that be okay?"
