Irrefutable proposal

Anthony looked at him suspiciously. There was no longer any fury in his eyes.

“A few minutes ago, you seemed ready to kill me.”

“Yes... But that's beside the point. You didn't lie to me. You didn't tell me that everything I said was a lie, but you didn't deny it either. And think about it. Imagine that a daughter of yours married a man who had the thoughts that you brought into your marriage. How would you react? Wouldn't you be enraged?”

“Yes. If I listened. I've never said anything to anyone about my wedding plans.”

“That's how I heard it, Anthony. From the first time we sat down together to make a deal and you asked in disgust if she was sick. At that moment, you opened the door for me to know your thoughts.”

“So... It's not just the women in your fable, in your family, who are born with gifts?” Anthony asked mockingly.

“Boy, everyone in my lineage is born with the gift of magic. But you don't need that gift to know the pretensions of someone as transparent as you.”