Chapter 665 Rejection

• “This is embarrassing, but Karen is in a bad condition. I don’t want to see it worsen because of anything unpleasant. What happened last time really scared me.” “You can go ahead with it.” Gloria believed in his words. She saw how anxious Old Joseph was the other day. All these years, Karen and he had been on good terms. Old Joseph let out a deep sigh and said, “I hope that Jordy and you can get back together.” Gloria was stunned.
• Even the man in the driver’s seat was astounded. Without a word, he laid his eyes on the phone in Gloria’s hand. Before Gloria could come to her senses, Old Joseph’s voice came again. “I was wrong to oppose you two being together. I was so blind to let Angela marry into our family. I was ignorant. You’re the right woman for Jordy.” Gloria came to her senses and looked at the phone in disbelief. Never in a million years had she thought he would say such a thing. Old Joseph used to despise her and oppose her being his granddaughter-in-law. Every member of the Collins family was clear about it. Now he swallowed his pride, hoping that she would get back together with Jordy and rejoin their family. It was just unbelievable. “You…” Afraid of her refusal, Old Joseph added in a hurry, “I know that you’ve been through a lot, but these. are my sincere words. I mean it and welcome you to come back. For Karen’s sake, I hope you’ll give Jordy another chance.”
• His message was clear. If Gloria and Jordy were back together, it would cheer Karen up and alleviate her disease. His wish was sincere. He was just unsure if Gloria would agree. He clutched the phone. The glimmer in his eyes and his parted lips showed how expectant he was. Jordy sat there without a word as if this was unrelated to him. He let Gloria respond to it on her own. He was indifferent on the surface but started to pay attention to their conversation. From time to time, he glanced at the phone as if he could see their emotions through it. The grandfather and grandson were waiting. Gloria enunciated, “I’m afraid I can’t.” In an instant, the temperature in the car seemed to drop to the freezing point. She could feel it. Old Joseph gasped in disbelief. Isn’t Gloria crazy about Jordy? How come she made such a flat rejection without any hesitation? Feeling Flattered If she had wanted to play hard to get, she would have said some tactful words to show her attitude. If so, he could still plead with her and say some kind words to smooth things over. But her direct refusal made Old Mr. Collins at a loss for words.