"What?!" Main Universe Iron Man was stunned. He stared at Stephen Strange in disbelief and said, "Didn't you see I was hurt?"
"Do you think that as long as you act pitiful and sell your misery, everything you did before can be treated like it never happened? That I have to be magnanimous and forgive you again, follow along behind you like a lapdog, only to be replaced by someone else whenever you feel like it?"
Main Universe Iron Man's lips moved. He said quietly, "That's not what I meant. Stephen, how can you think that of me?"
Main Universe Iron Man still couldn't believe it. In that faintly shocked tone, he said, "I thought you'd know I was just too anxious and spoke without thinking. I went to find you because I felt I shouldn't have pushed you. I only wanted to make things right."
"How many times have I forgiven you like this? What about the others?" Strange hit the nail on the head.
Main Universe Iron Man seemed unable to say anything. His lips turned even paler, but not from excessive blood loss. He almost collapsed powerlessly back into the sofa and sat there in silence.
"Hey." Captain America still stepped forward. "Stephen, don't talk about him like that. He really was just worried about you. We all were."
But Strange looked at him with eyes as sharp as a hawk's and said, "How much of this sorry mess was caused by all of you letting him do whatever he wanted? You know that better than anyone."
Captain America abruptly gripped the doorframe. Somewhat angrily, he said, "Things turning out like this aren't solely any one person's responsibility."
"Good thing you know you're all idiots."
Everyone was stunned, including Spider-Man, who had been hanging down from the