Chapter 1228

Grace and the others glanced toward James, who was sitting on the couch, then turned to Juniper, asking her insistently, "What did James do, Juniper?" "You better not say it, Mom! If you do, I'll make sure you never get a daughter-in-law!" James threatened as he got up from the couch. Juniper exclaimed, "Who would ever want to marry someone like you?" It was then that everyone in the living room turned to Abigail, causing the latter to suddenly blush. Cliff, still tearful, mistakenly believed that his family was talking to him, and his sobs subsided. He occasionally made sounds, interjecting into the conversation. Grace was dying to know what James had been like as a child, and since Juniper wouldn't budge, she turned to Oliver and called out coquettishly, "Oh, honey." A look of fond indulgence filled Oliver's eyes as he smiled gently at her. Hazel, spotting an opportunity, sidled up to Peter and linked her arm with his, putting on a display of daughterly affection. "Are you ti