Aaron rarely spoke so harshly, so Ethan remained calm, and asked, "Grandpa, you have spent so much time with Ivy, don't you know what kind of person she is?"

"Seeing isn't always believing." Aaron snorted to disagree.

"Those messy rumors can't possibly be true." Ethan clenched his fist in anger as he remembered how people had slandered Ivy.

Aaron bristled. "So, what explanation do you have for what happened at the Millers' today?"

"Did she marry you because Richard ...