"Ptui!" Cassie spat vehemently. "You shameless scumbag! You want to get back with Iris? Iris would rather stay single forever than remarry you! I was too naive back then to see what you truly were, giving you the chance to hurt my daughter. Get out of my sight!"
After hurling the gifts outside, she slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Dennis stared at his wife. He was actually surprised by his wife's reaction. He remembered how fond Cassie had once been of their former son-in-law.
Understanding his confusion, Cassie explained, "To be honest, if I hadn’t seen him with another woman, I would have given him a chance. I would even have helped him persuade Iris. But now that I know how he treated Iris, I won’t let her step foot in his house again."
As a woman herself, she understood her daughter's pain.
Dennis reassuringly squeezed her shoulder. "Our Iris will definitely find someone better."
Cassie straightened up and said, "Our daughter is young, beautiful, well-educated, and ha