"Adding trouble for me?"
"Mary Douglas!" Jonah Reed's usual amiability was nowhere to be found; his face remained cold from start to finish.
"When things get tough, we're all here for you; there's no need for you to retreat into a corner to process it alone. Pretending to be carefree, who are you trying to fool?"
"Can Beau Reed see this? Every word out of your mouth is sharp and piercing. Besides saying things you don't really mean and attempting to hurt others with words that perhaps don't even faze them, who is truly suffering? You…"
"After saying so much, are you trying to say that I'm using my life to get back at Beau Reed? Did I not make myself clear earlier, or is your comprehension lacking?"
