"I think it'd be easier if he wasn't?" says Jack, frowning as he says it. He takes a sip of his tea. "Like, I think this would be easier if I thought he was an asshole."
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"I think it'd be easier if he wasn't?" says Jack, frowning as he says it. He takes a sip of his tea. "Like, I think this would be easier if I thought he was an asshole."