Daisy Gatsby
"Your wife doesn't love you," said Gatsby. "She's never loved you. She loves me." "You must be crazy!" exclaimed Tom automatically. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement. "She never loved you, do you hear?" he cried. "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart, she never loved anyone except me!" "She does, though. The problem is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn't know what she's doing. And what's more, I love Daisy too." Gatsby walked over and stood beside her. "Daisy, just tell him the truth - that you never loved him - and it's all wiped out forever," he said earnestly. "I never loved him," she said without hesitation. The words seemed to bite physically into Tom. "I want to speak to Daisy alone," he insisted. "She's all excited now -" "Ev...