Chapter 55

"You have a lot of nerve making me wait eight and a half hours for you to come home, Joseph! I would have believed you were busy with company matters if it weren't for the phone call this afternoon!" Harold slapped the table furiously and looked away from Joseph. He was the most important person in Joseph's life. Naturally, the last thing Joseph wanted was for the old man to fly into a rage because of him. "Grandpa, I can explain…" He rattled his brain for the right words but ended up staring at Harold imploringly instead. Upon hearing this, Harold barked out a humorless laugh. "What did you want to explain? That you were at your ex-girlfriend's place the entire afternoon instead of going to the company like you said? "Or that you let that woman patronize Samantha's workplace so that Samantha could discover your affair?" Surprise flickered across Joseph's face. How did Harold know about Erica being a patient at Samantha's workplace? As the question crossed his mind, he glanced