“I’m leaving with my fiancé,” she said, her voice resolute. “Kevin is kind and honest. He’s the man I trust and believe in.” As Eloise and Kevin walked out, Peter’s jaw dropped, hit by the realization of his grave error. He watched helplessly as his daughter, the person he cherished most, walked away from him.
Kevin, feeling awkward, quickly followed Eloise out, pausing only to attempt a polite “Thank you for dinner”. However, his words were met with silence. Peter, left at the table, saw the disapproval in his wife Bianca’s eyes. “All I asked was for you to keep an open mind tonight,” she said, her voice tinged with frustration. “Your stubbornness might cost us our only daughter.” With those words, she left the table, leaving Peter alone with his thoughts. He wondered how his perfect family had unraveled so quickly.