I hadn’t had a chance to speak when the old lady responded furiously!

She glared at Mrs. Baker with her face full of anger. “What gave you the audacity to chase away my guest in my yard?”

“Grandma, it’s okay!”

I remembered Derek saying that Grandma couldn’t handle extreme emotions. I quickly reassured her, “I was about to leave anyway. Derek would bring Ms. Baker back to see you soon.”

In a family reunion scene like this, an outsider like me ...