"To hell with this, Marli. I will not let him learn a thing. He wants to stay with Kira, let him do so. I want nothing to do with him!" I hit my palm on the table, with my eyes squarely narrowed at her.
"You can't keep this secret forever, you realize? Sly deserves to know. And as for the Kira part, there's something you don't perceive about Sly.
You might stand and leave if you like, but I wish you will listen to me, Lee."
"And what's there to listen to? There's nothing worth listening to, Marli. Sly doesn't love me. And there is no—"
"I run Sly's company."
"And what con — Wait a minute, what did you just say?" It was then that what she said entered my head.
"Sly has only been to the company ten times since you disappeared, to keep up face as I forced him to do.
You have been the number one thing on his mind as he sought ways to get back to you."
"That's not true. I've seen Sly and Kira. You don't—"
