Jim saw that he had frightened me and breathed a sigh of relief. With a somewhat relaxed expression, he said, “Linda, I told you, this is not a big deal at all. It’s good for us to live the same way as before! Don’t you think we’d be happy without this incident? Why do you have to break the peace?

What do you think you can gain by making a fuss? Not to mention that I lost my job, Claire will hate you, and your father will be upset. Doesn’t he think it’s his responsibility that his daughter’s family is unhappy?

You said that pursuing your own happiness at the...