Chapter 32

Back at the Jensen residence, Janice had brought up the dinner banquet planned for tomorrow after the Shaws had left. The banquet had been prepared specifically to introduce Shannon to the people in their circle. Now that she was gone, it remained to be seen whether the banquet would go on. Everyone turned to look at George, wanting him to make the decision. He simply narrowed his eyes before saying, "The dinner banquet will proceed as planned." Turning to Scott and the other young ones, he continued, "You boys will head over to her house and convince her to return. If she doesn't, you boys don't need to come back either." Scott and the others widened their eyes in shock. They couldn't believe those words had just come out of George's mouth. Was a granddaughter he had only met a few times more important than three of his grandsons? It was one thing for Scott to apologize to Shannon. Hank was around Shannon's age, and Caleb was older than her. They would both be humiliated if they