But he didn't flinch. Just kept talking, cool as ever. "I promised Grace I'd look out for her."

"What about Sophia? The whole company's talking trash. You kept Susan close, let everybody think Sophia was the homewrecker. That's fair treatment to you?"

"She... She's tougher than Susan. Got her own thing going. Some stupid rumors aren't gonna knock her down - she wouldn't waste time on that garbage."

Hearing Richard talk like that, I felt the tears coming ...