"..."
'He predicted all of this? He knew Nathan Fawcett would kick me out?'
Charles Prescott said, "Actually, this is for the best. Since you're back, just be good and stay by my side. The spot next to me has always been reserved for you. We can go back to how things were. Why did you have to go suffer at Nathan Fawcett's place just to spite me? Look at him. The moment something happens, he kicks you out. I would never do that."
Anne Sutton said, "Of course you wouldn't! After all, you'll take any woman who gets close to you. What about the one who was just having dinner with you? Why don't you bring her out for me to see? What are you afraid of? That I'll eat her alive?"
Charles Prescott glanced at the dinner table, then back at Anne Sutton, a smirk playing on his lips. In a low voice, he said, "What's this? Are you angry, Anne? If you mind, I can kick her out right now."
Sylvia Warren: "..."
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