A man hates nothing more than hearing a woman compare him unfavorably to another man.
Charles Prescott said, "I know you're still holding out hope for Nathan Fawcett. You won't listen to a word I say. But go ahead, go to him. Go and see if Nathan Fawcett still wants you! Just let me remind you—if you walk out that door today, I won't give you another chance. If you come crawling back to me, I won't take you! Vera was right. You're not 'clean' anymore! What makes you think you're so indispensable to me?"
'It's because I've been acting like I care too much,' he thought. 'That's what's made her so dramatic.'
'Let her go. When she finds out Nathan Fawcett won't even see her, she'll definitely come back begging me!'
'After all, I don't believe for a second that she doesn't care about what happens to the Sutton Family.'
Anne Sutton glanced at him. "Don't worry. Even if the Sutton Family goes bankrupt, I will never come back to you."
