Seeing that Amelia was suppressing her emotions, Christopher felt both relieved and worried. The relief came from avoiding a potentially damaging situation, while the worry was the possibility that the incident might create a rift between them. Hence, he reached out to hold his wife's hand: "Amelia, couples should always communicate with each other when there's a problem."
"I don't want us to simply gloss over our disagreements and conflicts by saying "whatever." It makes me seem inefficient."
Inefficient?
If a man who communicates and admits his mistakes timely is considered inefficient, there would no longer be competent men in this world.
"You have to believe that if I genuinely had a problem or feelings towards you, I wouldn't just let it go. I said let's not make a big deal out of this because it's not worth it. With our abilities, dealing with Maya Renee and Adam Wood isn't difficult."
"You're not angry?" Christopher asked cautiously.
