“I can't today, Bill. Just understand that," she said when he kept looking at her without saying anything.

It was hard for him to swallow it, but he knew that she was right. So, he took a few breaths to force himself to calm down.

He got into bed and was about to sleep when Julie said, "Don't sleep yet. Let's talk about Patricia's new company, shall we?’

“What ?"

Bill was still feeling indignant being rejected by Julie, so his brain was slow to react.