Read the following sentences from "Marriage is a Private Affair." In these sentences, Nene writes a letter to the father-in-law she has never met and who refuses to meet her. "...Our two sons, from the day they learnt that they have a grandfather, have insisted on being taken to him. I find it impossible to tell them that you will not see them. I implore you to allow Nnaemeka to bring them home for a short time during his leave next month. I shall remain here in Lagos..." Which of the following words best expresses the speaker's attitude toward her father-in-law?
demanding
earnest
formal hostile