A Fragile Situation
He was looking at her as if she had two heads. I guess he couldn’t believe she was talking to him this way. She wasn’t yelling at him, but her voice was firm, and she looked him in the eyes and told him what he would do. He does not like what she is saying because his eyes are narrowed, and he has a frown on his face. “ Dad, you can’t ruin our family like this. Accept responsibility for your mistakes, and let's try to resolve everything with the Hayes family.” My father said, trying to be the peacemaker, but Grandpa still looked upset. “ I will not apologize to that girl; there is nothing to settle with the Hayes family. Cole and I have a deal, and this family will not back out of any deal I have already agreed to.” Oh hell, this is not going to end well. Why is he so stubborn? Grandma nodded and said, “ Okay, Daniel, have it your way. You’ll be hearing from my attorney.” Then she got up and left the room. My father stood up, looked at his father, and asked, “Seriously, Dad?”
Then we left him and his lawyer in the room. I don’t like anything about that bitch Kadian, but she is right about one thing: both old men are crazy. This man is willing to lose his family over something so trivial, who in their right mind will do that? I wonder if Grandma was serious about getting an attorney; maybe once she can cool down, she will change her mind. Today’s meeting was the worst so far, and I don’t know if our family will be the same after this. Even if Grandma changed her mind about divorcing Grandpa, I don't see how their relationship could stay the same. He was disrespectful to her today, and I know she was hurt when he kept dismissing her feelings and opinions.
When we got home, my sister Heather was in the living room waiting to hear about the meeting. She knew it didn't go well when she saw our faces when we walked into the house. “ Where is Grandpa?” she asked, and both Dad and Grandma made a grunting noise and kept walking. Mom and I stopped in the living room and sat down. Mom looked at my sister and said, “Sweetie, it did not go well, and there are some additional issues that we weren’t aware of. These issues are going to affect the family greatly.” Heather looked at me with confusion on her face. “ It turned out Grandpa and Mr Hayes made a bet about marriage with someone else. They wagered forty percent of their shares in the company if the marriage didn’t happen.” she looked even more confused now. “ Wh..What are you talking about?” she could wrap her head around what she was hearing.
Mom and I told her everything that happened; she had no words at first. She was equally angry that Grandpa did something so stupid and then tried to blame everything on me. My sister and I are twins, and we are very close, so she didn’t appreciate Grandpa’s attitude or behavior. She also couldn’t believe that grandma was part owner of the company all this time. That was a big surprise for all of us at the time because she never asked anything about the company. She never once showed any interest in what was happening at the company. “ So what is going to happen now? Since they’ve to give up forty percent and now only have five percent, who will run the company? Will we be able to buy back the share from that person? Can we even afford to repurchase the shares?” she had a scared look, and I don’t blame her.
I will talk to Dad about all this once he has settled down a little. He has no idea what is going to happen now. Since Grandpa refuses to give up on this marriage thing, I am sure he will refuse to discuss any corrective actions for our current situation. “ We don't know what will happen yet, sweetie; everyone in the meeting was distraught when we learned about the bet. Nothing could be ironed out about the next step for the company or its future. Your grandpa refuses to call it quits about the marriage contract, and he also refuses to take responsibility for his actions. Your grandma might divorce him because he refuses to back down and apologize. He is being very stubborn about this whole thing. Mr Hayes will sue his granddaughter to try and force her to marry your brother. The other issue is that Ms Hayes and your brother hate each other. Ms Hayes also already has a fiance and brought him to the meeting today.” Hell, I had forgotten about her being engaged to that prick.