Chapter 265

"Father, Mother, let me introduce you all. This is my fiancee, Melissa; this is Alvin and Alvina Austin, children of Melissa and I; this is Robert Barry..." Before Joseph could finish, his father, Jacob interrupted him impatiently. "Your children? But why do they have the last name Austin not Clarkson?" To defuse the situation, Grandma Julia spoke up amicably. "There are lots of twists and turns regarding these two children, Jacob, but it's quite interesting." Joseph's mother, however, looked at Melissa with a stern face and then turned to Joseph. "Joseph, come to our room after dinner. We have something to talk to you about." Joseph could already see that his parents had reservations about Melissa. He shot a comforting glance at Melissa before ascending to his parents' bedroom upstairs. "What's wrong, Mother? What would you like to speak with me about?" Joseph asked gravely. He had already made up his mind. No matter how much his parents disagreed with his engagement to Melissa, the e