Chapter 80

"Grandfather, please give us your blessing," Joe pleaded again. The look on Old Man Austin's face was so grim that it was somewhat frightening. He looked at the young man he once admired, "Joe, I always thought you were a decent person. But today, how could you say such words, where would that put Julie? I guess I misunderstood you!" Even if he liked Olivia, he should have waited a few years after he and Julie annulled their engagement, when everyone had forgotten about this, then proposed. Moreover, he was planning to propose the annulment, but now that Joe suggested it first, it seemed as if Joe was the one to dump Julie... How could his granddaughter bear such humiliation! In the face of Old Man Austin's questioning, a hint of strife flashed across Joe's face. He spoke, "There was never any love between Julie and me. If it hadn't been for the debt of gratitude our Peter family owed you, we wouldn't have agreed to this engagement. But the one who owes you isn't me, why should I sacri