"If my brother was worried about me, wouldn't he come find me himself? Why send you?" Julian Rhodes was really fed up, and his tone was harsh. "Who do you think you are? Are we even that close? You insist on meddling in our family matters. Why don't you mind your own business instead? You're really just being nosy!"
Anne Everett's face turned alternately pale and flushed because of his words.
After all, everyone usually tried to save face for each other, and such a complete falling out was truly uncomfortable.
Faced with his words, Anne began to tear up, "I'm just concerned about you. You've always had a good relationship with my brother, and now this happened, of course, I'm worried too, okay?"
Her good intentions were met with such disdain.
