"How can such a person be ethically corrupt? The real villains are those who want to take advantage of them. They can twist a perfectly good person into a weapon to use against you, they can gossip until that person looks utterly disreputable. We mustn't believe them."
Hallie was amazed that anyone would dare to threaten Dylan Collins so brazenly.
Dylan said, "You're right. Even though I didn't see my mother often, I would never allow them to use her to humiliate me. That's why I refused to comply."
"Had I been there, I should have come back earlier. I would've made them see the consequences of daring to insult you. It would have been brutal."
"Hmph, what could you have done."
