"What, you want Winona to marry that William Carter?" Bruce Wallace's tone dropped, barely hiding his disheartened shock.
How could they let his precious daughter marry such an old man?
"No, I won't marry! I refuse to marry that old fellow!"
Winona Wallace was truly frightened this time, tears streaming down as she threw herself at Bruce Wallace: "Dad, I won't marry, I won't marry, I can never marry such an old man. Dad, sob sob sob..."
"Alright, alright, you won't marry, you won't marry, rest assured, Dad won't let you get married..." On Bruce Wallace's usually stern face, even a hint of sorrow appeared.
His heart ached for Winona, his daughter whom he raised with tender care, how could she face such a calamity?
"Mom, isn't there another way? Winona is still so young, she..."
