"Whether she did or not," Nathan said, "I don't want to see her again."
Anna Linden looked at Nathan and said, "You're not wrong to feel that way. Since you've committed to someone, you should keep your distance from other women."
This was a quality Anna Linden quite liked about him.
She used to think he only avoided other women because of his health.
But now she realized...
Even now that he was healthy, he hadn't sought out other women and remained completely devoted to Anne.
In that respect, he was unlike his father.
"I'm glad you understand, Mother," Nathan said.
"Does Anne know about this?"
"I haven't told her," Nathan said. "I'm hoping I'm just overthinking things. I don't want her to be hurt by something like this."
"Alright, I understand. Let's leave it at that," Anna Linden said. "Anne said she's staying with her mother for a couple of days, so you probably won't be able to see her."
"I know," Nathan said.
