Moreover, his capabilities could never match Glades Horne's. Even if he managed to overcome all obstacles to be with Ruby Bluen, could he really withstand the retaliation from his elder brother? He wasn't afraid of his brother's vengeance hurting him; what he couldn't bear was her being the target.
Whether these were excuses or not, his refusal to accept her was for her own good.
Unless she faced his brother courageously, and his brother let go of his love for her, and the Horne Family ceased their grievances, only then might there be hope for them to be together.
Emma Wright almost thought Marcel Horne was narrating a prime-time soap opera, as these plots seemed straight out of a TV drama.
