“What’s gotten into him?” Jacob asked, frowning at Shelly.

“I don’t know,” Shelly replied. “But we need to talk. Today Ivy came asking about the necklace, and now Joe suddenly wants to marry her. Something’s not right. I don’t want him involved with that family. I’ve been trying to keep our distance. But how do I even explain that to him?”

Jacob stood and walked toward Joe’s room. “I’m going to talk to him.”

As soon as Jacob opened the door, he saw Joe angrily ...