Ethan furrowed his brows, his silence making Aldrich raise an eyebrow. "What’s going on? Could it be that Emily Conner doesn’t agree to be with you?”

Aldrich, despite being Ethan’s father, didn’t fully understand him, but as a man of experience, he could still read some of his son’s reactions.

Ethan simply said in a deep voice, "I’ll handle my own matters."

"Ridiculous!" Aldrich slammed his cane in frustration and declared, "How do you plan to handle this? ...