"What do you mean 'no'?!" Denise slammed the coffee table as she stood up when her father came home with the irritating news of rejection.
"Chairman Yoo said his son doesn't like to dine with strangers because he hasn't announced his son to the world yet," the congressman said.
Denise was flabbergasted. "Did you not mention that we've met before?"
"Of course, I did!" The congressman felt a bit miffed because her daughter looked at him as if he were stupid. "But that's what he said, and I can't just force him to agree without looking like we are desperate."
"Why can't you? Shouldn't you use your authority or something?!"
The congressman sighed, shaking his head exasperatedly. He already knew his daughter would be livid, but what could he do? He wasn't in a high enough position to antagonize a conglomerate over a matchmaking attempt, even if his daughter thought he could.
