Mr. and Mrs. York were so furious they nearly had a stroke. "Evan York, has your brain been eaten by a pig? We've told you her family is rotten to the core! That Valerie Lewis is malicious, selfish, and vain. At her young age, instead of studying, she's busy with her wicked schemes, seducing men to be her meal ticket. And you're still devoted to her? Are your eyes just for decoration? Are you blind?"
"Your father is right. If you two were genuinely in love, that would be one thing. Even though you're young, your father and I aren't some old-fashioned fossils who would force you to break up. You could date for a few years and then we could talk."
