"Suit yourself!"
He didn't want to say another word to her. He turned sharply and left.
Just as he opened the door, Clara Grant's voice stopped him from behind. "Seth Quinn..."
Seth Quinn's tall, slender figure paused. He stopped walking but didn't turn around.
"...Thank you!" Clara Grant finally managed to say it. Whether it was for getting her out of trouble or for preparing to punish Sandra, she knew she owed him her thanks.
Seth Quinn's hand tightened on the doorknob, making his knuckles stand out sharply. Her saying "thank you" made their relationship feel so distant.
They didn't need such formalities between them.
Instead of her polite thank you, he'd much rather have her throw herself at him, hang on to him, and thank him with a cute, coquettish kiss.
But he wasn't going to get that kind of treatment right now. He probably wouldn't for a long time.
