"What?" Maggie shot up from her seat, her voice laced with shock. "You little rascal, why didn't you say anything sooner?"
Vincent spread his hands helplessly. "I didn't get the chance to mention it before Grandpa started objecting."
"Who's objecting?" Maggie's tone grew more animated as she turned to look at George. "What are you opposing, exactly? Marriage is their decision."
George clutched his chest, struggling to catch his breath. "How can you toss all your principles out the window just because of a pregnancy?"
"I don't care. I respect my grandson's freedom to choose his partner." Maggie's stubbornness left George no choice but to fall silent.
Just as the tension was heating up, a servant entered the room, announcing, "Jeffrey has arrived."
George and Maggie exchanged a glance
