I thought he might be stung by my words, but to my surprise, he didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he made his point. He said, "June, not everyone is like you, unable to accept an objective statement of facts."

I was about to mock him for thinking his harshness was somehow justified, but I smiled and shook my head instead.

Wesley continued, "You think my words are harsh, but I'm just stating objective facts. Mark's sweet words sound nice, don't they? The beautiful phrases and ...