"Because you're actually trying for once in your bloody life," Scrooge stated bluntly. "You could've lived the life your parents had planned out for you, just coasted through on your money and good looks. Hell, your planned wife probably wouldn't have minded you having lovers on the side because she would've been doing the same.

"Yet here you are: On your own, struggling to make your own way. I can respect that and want to see you succeed at it."