"What is it?" She knew that Old Joseph sounded so humble only for Karen's sake.
Gloria cared about Karen and would do anything for her.
She would not stand by.
Jordy uttered no sound but shut off the engine before she answered the phone.
It was quiet in the car, and the old man didn't know that the speakerphone was on.
Old Joseph sighed, "You may not like to hear this, but I know that I was wrong. I hope you'll feel my sincerity."
He was not that blunt to get straight to the point. Instead, he talked in a roundabout way.
Gloria knew that he was going to bring up things in the past. She remained calm.
"It's okay. Let bygones be bygones."
She had no intention of calling him Grandpa.
There were no bounds between them. To her, Old Joseph was just a senior. She respected him only for Karen's sake.