Dare to deny

"But of course grandfather, how could we leave your lovely bestfriend behind. When I left, he was sleeping in the apartment, I am afraid to allow him move around on his own now. I don't want another troubled incident." she replied, referring to the cat roasting incident. 

"Yeah, the cat roasting incident." the old master said with wonder and a sigh. "It still shocks me to my very core up to now how a human being could do something so sadistic and inhumane." 

"It goes to show you that there are skeletons in the closets of all fancy mansions. How could they teach that to a five year old child? Every time I see their matriarch in the women's high tea society meeting I get this urge to throw her out. If she was not held in high esteem by many other women I would do it." the old madam added her own complaint unhappily. 

"Speaking of the high tea society grandma did the ladies make a decision on the road construction project?"