“Look,” Nathan smiled bitterly, “I made you angry again. Eric never does that, doesn’t he?”

“Inexplicable! Why do you have to bring him up today?”

“You brought him up first.”

Crystal managed to suppress her anger.

“Why do we always have to quarrel when we’re together? That’s tiring.”

“I’ve been pandering to you. You’re the one who looks for a quarrel.”

“So, I told you we don’t fit each other,” when Crystal spoke, she stretched her arm, trying to take his cigarette away, “it’s bad for your health. Stop it.”

Again, Nathan dodged her. He put the cigarette into his mouth and greedily took a drag on it.

“Crystal, smoking...