[ William stood still for a moment, scoffed disbelievingly. ]

That's it. I spend time with someone other than you and you start smoking.

[ And then Albert started walking away from him while he was talking. The rage that had been trickling through the cracks in William's composure surged forth like water from a broken dam, flooding every thought. He followed right after him, of course, lengthening his stride to make up for the small difference in height between them. ]

If you felt like you were being ignored you should have said so, Albert! Or done any number of things that aren't smoking!