VERONICA IS UPSET

She stomped her foot and said, "You are acting like this because you saw me, didn't you? You always say that I'm your friend but you always take advantage of me. That's it. I won't ever talk to you anymore."

She had enough of his games. He said he thought of her as a friend but he acted like he was her lover or something. He told her that she was his partner but didn't trust her enough. Sometimes he would act like a good guy and make her think of him highly and sometimes he would act so ruthlessly that she would lose her confidence in him. She would feel deceived.

It was like she was a fish and he was a fisherman. He would dangle the food using his fishing rod. Once she trusted him and bit the food, she would get hurt and realize that it was a trap. That would make her feel betrayed. It would hurt her immensely.

"Hey, wait-" Arthur reached out and grabbed her hand.