Author’s POV
Both men stood on the street, none of them ready to back down. David regarded Howard with a look that could almost be mistaken for pity if not for the simmering frustration beneath the surface. The impulse to wield a tool to scrape away the layers of Howard's seemingly impervious facade lingered in his mind—an urge to expose the man's true nature, whether it surpassed the thickness of city walls.
"You're the one who drove her away, and you're also the one who made her go with you. She's a living person, not an object to be summoned and dismissed at your will."
David shed his usual amiable demeanor for a stern assertiveness. While Vera Samantha exhibited a soft side, David was unyielding in his convictions.
"She takes care of you, even the smallest details, despite the lack
