Throughout the dinner, Peter kept trying to dig deeper into Kevin’s elusive family background. The secrecy surrounding it only fueled his frustration. He couldn’t understand why Kevin was being so vague. His frustration grew with every evasive answer from Kevin. Finally, Peter lost his cool. “Eloise!” he exclaimed. “How can you consider marrying someone who won’t even tell us about his family?” He looked at Kevin, full of suspicion about what he might be hiding.
Eloise was stunned by her father’s sudden outburst. “Dad! Kevin doesn’t need to explain himself to us. Please stop trying to find fault where there isn’t any.” This was the first time she had ever spoken back to her father with such firmness. He was taken aback. “How dare you talk to me like that! Clearly this man already has a bad influence on you. I won’t allow you to marry him!” he declared.