Nathan said, "You didn't actually take what she said to heart, did you?"
Anne said, "I actually spent all night thinking about it."
It's funny how some things work.
Maybe what Sharon said wasn't wrong.
Nathan gritted his teeth and stared at her. "Anne Sutton! You actually listened to that nonsense! Am I that unimportant to you? Do you really think that if it had been Sharon in your place, I would have fallen for her?"
"..." Anne watched Nathan's frantic, angry expression. "Who's to say?"
Nathan took a deep breath. Looking at how calm she was, he had the urge to curse her out.
He said, "You don't understand me at all."
After saying that, Nathan turned and walked out.
He felt hurt.
He desperately needed to cool down. He didn't want to talk to Anne, afraid she'd anger him to death.
Caleb Summers was still at the door, updating Nathan on the search for Sharon.
His men had been dispatched. As long as Sharon was still in Veridia, they would find her before dawn.
