Oz mumbled something inarticulate but disapproving into her shoulder. He'd been hoping she would already know what he was referring to, but apparently not. Or maybe she just wanted to force him to say it explicitly. That was possible, because he wasn't sure exactly what to say, and he had the sense that sometimes she liked to see him fumble with words.

"Chris has decided she can be happy and successful while married to a man who doesn't care for her," he explained. "She respects you more than I've credited, it seems."

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