"Why would I starve a cat? Nobody has any faith in me!" John bared his teeth at George and half turned away to look out of the window again. "Don't lie to me. Nobody is "worried" about me. You all just want to lecture me and get into my business." He used the hand that was holding the wine glass to make the air quotes. On one level, he knew he'd gone too far. Getting him to admit it was the impossible part. "If everyone would just stay out of my business then it wouldn't have happened."