Senator Gregory barked in a suppressed voice, pulling his hand away from Amelia and abruptly standing up.
"What has come over you? How can you say such a thing about your sister and uncle? How can you sit down there and tell me that Gwen is Matt's illegitimate daughter? Is this what you said to her when you went visiting out of the blue? Do you have the slightest idea what your visit has done to her?"
Amelia was too stunned by her father's cold reaction and words to reply. His last statement about Gwen pricked her thoughts. She knew her stepsister was a master at deception. But she couldn't help but wonder what Gwen had done to make her father react this way.
Senator Gregory took a deep breath to calm himself. He didn't want to fight with his daughter, especially in the cemetery where his wife's spirit could be lingering and watching.
Holding back his rage, he reached out to Amelia with both hands, pulling her up to her feet.
