River Sterling's words left Seth Quinn completely bewildered. 'What woman? What does Clara Grant's anger have to do with any woman?'
But River Sterling was still pontificating about the benefits of being single. "See, women should be like mine. Even when they find out I have others, not a single one throws a tantrum. They still take perfect care of me.
And why is that? It's because they know I'm not married, and they're all competing to be the one who weds me. That's why they're so obedient. So, I'm not going to marry any of them. I'll just let them all keep trying to win me over. Tsk, tsk... you guys giving up the whole forest for a single tree, it's just not worth it..."
Seth Quinn frowned and raised a hand to cut him off. "What did you just say?"
River Sterling paused, then answered instinctively, "That it's not worth it for you guys to give up the whole forest."
"No."
"That all the women want to marry me?" River Sterling, unsure what he was focused on, tried again.
