CHAPTER 83

CHRISTIAN

“You did what!?”

I bowed my head in shame as my grandfather’s angry voice made the entire room vibrate. My mother sat in the corner, staring right through me like she could barely see me. Mia stood by my side, looking as helpless as I felt. My grandfather, on the other hand, was fuming.

“You brought that woman into your home? And lied to your wife about it?”

“I didn’t mean to,” I whispered.

“Are you a magnet for controversies? It’s been one problem after the other for years! Is it your plan to tarnish the Walker name?”

“Father,” his mother’s small voice called as she stood up and walked to his grandfather. She placed her hands on his shoulder and carefully directed him back to his seat, one side of his body resting heavily on the walking stick in his grasp. “You should sit down. We can talk about this calmly.”

William Walker didn’t say anything, he didn’t have to. The eyes dimmed with disappointment. He listened to his daughter in law and took his seat, tapping his foot angr