Actually, his temper wasn't that explosive, but when faced with her fake concern for him, and her purpose-driven closeness, his temper would become uncontrollable.
In fact, he wasn't just angry at her, but even more so at himself, for always being so weak in front of her.
He knew that her persistent approach was because she wanted to be Steve Burton's wife. Nobody likes it when someone gets close to them with an ulterior motive, let alone when that person is the one they deeply love. It felt like a knife viciously stabbing into his heart. Deep down, he knew he should cut things off, but he just couldn't bear to do so.
She made him feel so conflicted. How could he not be angry?
He was angry at himself, knowing that her kindness towards him wasn't genuine, yet he couldn't help but easily indulge in it every time.
But now, he had finally seen the real her, and he discovered that the satisfaction and happiness he had imagined were not there.
