Old man Martin paused at that. He stared at his son. He didn't ask anything right away; instead, he looked like he paused to rethink everything.
Caden knew he couldn't hide things for long, so he slowly explained it all to his father. And as he had expected, with every passing second, he saw his expression darkening.
The old man loved and adored his granddaughter a lot. But what kept him rooted was his principles and righteousness.
"There is no need for you to go and get her", the old man said, his voice laced with disappointment. "She doesn't need us to save her. What she needs is to face the consequences of her audacity. How dare she eye the man who doesn't belong to her? Since when did Martins start feeding on crazy, unprincipled obsessions, instead of rationality?"
"Dad, Belle is still young. She will learn things like this over time." Caden knew his daughter was wrong, but he needed to defend her in front of his father so that he would allow him to bring her back.
