"Do whatever you want," Horrace said, finishing one cigarette and immediately lighting another.

The way Horrace was chain-smoking was a dead giveaway that he was in a bad mood. Even without doing anything else, he gave off some serious don't-mess-with-me vibes.

Kyle, worried Horrace might scare Olivia off, tried to lighten the mood. "Come on, Olivia, you guys haven't seen each other in forever. Drop the formal act! Show us some PDA—we don't mind!"

"Kyle, stop it." Olivia ...