Chapter 1106: Chapter 1106: Let’s Call It Even
"Matthew Saxon, why did you suddenly start believing me again?" After a brief moment of surprise, Scarlett Yates calmed down.
Matthew fell silent for a moment, then moved his hand away from the back of hers. "I went to Darknight City."
Scarlett actually smiled, but her voice was very even. "What for? To watch the surveillance footage? There are cameras in the hallway, right?"
Matthew didn’t like the fake smile on her face, like she was wearing a mask. Just looking at it made him uncomfortable all over. He frowned. "I didn’t ask them to deliberately pull the footage. It was Ward who..."
"But you still went and watched it." Scarlett lifted her chin slightly, staring at him with a calm expression. "When it comes down to it, you still don’t really believe me."
If he truly believed her, why would he have needed to go to Darknight City.
He still suspected her, yet he also hoped that nothing had really happened between her and Maxwell Saxon, so he went to Darknight City and watched last night’s surveillance footage.
He didn’t believe her explanation; he needed to see it with his own eyes.
That was the main reason why his apology couldn’t make her feel relieved.
If he hadn’t gone to see the footage himself, would he have chosen to believe her?
In a situation like this, if someone had deliberately set her up, then even with surveillance, it might not be enough to prove her innocence.
She said all of this in such a calm tone, with no visible joy or anger on her face, but from that flatness Matthew still heard how disappointed she was in him.
She was accusing him of not trusting her enough.
But the truth was, if she hadn’t lied to him first, he wouldn’t have doubted her that easily.
This whole misunderstanding and argument could have been avoided right from the beginning.
In the end, they simply didn’t trust each other enough.
After a moment of silence, Matthew let out a soft sigh. His hand moved to her brow, smoothing out the furrow between her eyebrows, while his other hand rested lightly on her shoulder. "Then why did you lie to me? Scarlett, you said you were afraid I’d misunderstand you, which means from the very beginning, you decided I wouldn’t believe you. You’d rather lie than tell me the truth in time. When you chose to do that, how much trust did you have in me?"
"In your heart, am I really someone so unworthy of your trust?"
Scarlett froze for a moment and met his gaze for a few seconds before falling silent.
She had nothing to refute, because she knew in her heart that Matthew wasn’t wrong.
Yes, they didn’t trust each other enough. While she was blaming him, how much better was she herself?
Silence again...
For a moment, it was as if neither of them knew what to say.
The atmosphere sank into an awkward quiet. Scarlett wanted to say something to ease it, but her mind was a mess, like someone had stuffed it with paste; she couldn’t think at all.
Not until Matthew’s hand landed on the top of her head, gently rubbing twice. Then she heard him sigh again, sounding helpless, his voice very soft. "You lied to me, and I misunderstood you. This time, we both did wrong. Let’s just call it even and stop blaming each other."
"From now on, you’re not allowed to lie to me anymore. No matter what happens, don’t lie to me again. You can choose to tell me the truth, or you can choose not to say anything. But once you decide to tell me, you can’t lie."
The big hand resting on her head rubbed gently again. In his seductive Peach Blossom Eyes there was a serious look. On his handsome face, his expression also became very earnest as he continued clearly and slowly, "Whatever I’m asking you to do, I will do myself as well."
