Morrison was left speechless for quite some time, completely thrown off by Bert's words. He hadn't expected that everything Bert did was merely to draw a clear line between himself and Catherine. Honestly, his brother-in-law's mind was impossible to read.
At last, Morrison could only grumble in defeat.
"Fine. I'll stop meddling in your business from now on. No point doing good deeds just to get burned for it."
He made sure to sound wounded, hoping Bert might at least realize how much effort he'd wasted trying to help.
Morrison was beyond frustrated. He had originally planned to take credit for finding a top surgeon for Catherine's mother — maybe use that as leverage so Bert would stop nagging him about Lilian doing magazine shoots. But no, Bert had refused to play along, completely unmoved.
When the dishes arrived, the two men finally shifted gears. They ate in silence for a while before the conversation turned to work.
