When Gloria went in the door at home, she could hear her dad shouting. She headed for his office where his voice was coming from. He was standing shouting at Charise. She was sitting in a chair, calmly watching him and waiting for him to stop shouting. Their mother was sitting in a chair also. She looked like she didn’t know what to say.
“You are going to call Arnold and tell him you made a mistake and the wedding is back on,” demanded their Father.
“No,” said Charise.
“What do you mean, no?” asked their Father.
“I mean, I am not going to call Arnold, and I am not going to marry him. You will just have to find another way to finance your boat,” said Charise.
There was a shocked silence as their father digested the fact that Charise knew about his deal with Douglas Payne.
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