The father's decision

He only needed two days to think it over. He really didn't have to dwell on the matter so much, because if the marriage still ended, the Taylors would come out ahead, right?

So, what was it that troubled Mr. Taylor so much?

He had several pieces of evidence that this could work, but he was already coming to terms with the fact that it wouldn't be the case with young Alice, why? Mr. Taylor was unaware that Alice was in love with someone else. He didn't know. And that's why he didn't understand how, in a year, nothing had worked out between Alice and Robert Graham.

Robert wasn't in love with someone else, so why wouldn't he fall in love with his daughter? She was a beautiful, intelligent woman, and she... had she not said she was going to put her part into making things work?

'No, it can't be just that.' Mr. Taylor thought.

'Robert Graham isn't in love with someone else, why can't he fall in love with my daughter? She's a beautiful woman, intelligent, and she...didn't she say she wa