Love Is Fair by Kerri
Chapter 85

Chapter 085 A Blow to His Self-esteem

Owen was slapped but he laughed, "Indeed, I'm not some good person." 'Not being a good person, is that something to be proud of?' Hailey glanced at him with anger. But her watery eyes were full of tenderness, without even a hint of stateliness. He looked at her reddened face with shyness, but also a little aggression and a touch of childishness.

Owen only felt she was really cute, and couldn't wait to cup her face and kiss her again. When he was about to touch her face, Hailey turned her head and left from the bed. Owen looked at his empty hand and felt inexplicably lost. Hailey kept him at arm's length and gradually calmed down then she lightly said, "You forced me a kiss,

and I slapped you, we're even." She said seriously, and Owen stopped smiling, gently leaning on the bed, "Good deal. How about I kiss you again? My face is already scarred anyway. It's ok to get another slap." Hailey froze, not knowing what to say. She was humiliated and angry, but looking at his bruised and

swollen face, she had some remorse. She stood up straight and said to him solemnly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Moore, the person who attacked you tonight is a friend of mine. He did it to you only for my sake, and I didn' know about it beforehand. If you want to pursue, just put it on me. Could we settle it privately?" "Your friend?" Owen's gaze turned slightly cool, "It's Jared, right?" Hailey guessed that he might know that, and since he said it out, she just admitted, "Yes." Owen said, "We can settle this privately, but you have to tell me what's the relationship between you and

Jared?"

He had started investigating Jared yesterday, but no matter how he tried, he didn't replace out what kind of relationship they had. Their lives didn't seem to intersect at all. Matthew knew so well about the Gomez family, but he didn't even know what kind of friendship the Gomez family had with the Newman family. "He's my second eldest brother." Hailey said, "I'm sorry I'm not at liberty to disclose anything more." Owen's thick and black brows knitted slightly. He actually wanted to know more, not only about Jared,

but also about Brook. He wanted to know what kind of relationship these men had with her, but she was unwilling to reveal too much to him. Plainly, she still didn't trust him. But he did not want to force her to say it, after all, everyone had secrets, and not all things could be shared with others. "I can let him go." Owen looked at Hailey, "But totally for your sake, so you also have to promise me one thing."

Hailey looked at him without speaking. Although he was young, he had been in business for several

years and had already been sophisticated. He might have a million thoughts running through her head,

and some of them might be wicked. She naturally could not easily say yes. After a moment of thinking, Hailey said, "As long as it is not to remarry with you, reconcile with you or something, you can ask for anything."

Owen's eyes dimmed. He knew that even if he proposed these, she would not agree. But she just said it to him. It could show how much she rejected to remarry with him and reconcile with him. It was a bla blow to his self-esteem and Owen's thin lips pursed into a thin line. He gave a bitter smile, “I am not a fool. I was just been beating. Why would I use that to threaten you into remarrying me? Even if I want to, it is only if you are willing to do so. Forced love does not last. I understand."

He was very self-aware. Hearing this, Hailey became patient, 'Then what do you want me to do?" "I want you to trust me for once." Owen looked at her firmly, and under Hailey's slightly surprised gaze, he solemnly said, "I did not see any woman behind your back. Last night I was drinking at the bar of the Nomad. When Ashley came over to ialk to me, I was a little drunk and almost took her for you. And after I sobered up, I felt sorry. I told the bartender to put all her bills in room 77. But I didn't expect her to come to me later with wine. I told her i wasn't interested in getting to know her and dating her, and asked her to leave. I didn't say anything extra. Last night Matthew was also there, you can ask him if you don't believe me, or check the hotel monitor

again."

Hailey was lost in thought while listening to him. It took him a long time to explain before she realized what he was talking about. "This is the request? Trust you?" Owen nodded seriously, "I know, you didn't trust me at all. Although I am not a good guy or a good husband, what I can promise you is that I have never lied to you. I never did, I never will." Hailey looked him in to his eyes, and her eyes shifted uncontrollably. Since she had agreed to his request, she was already prepared to be embarrassed by him. But she didn't expect that he would just want her to trust him, let alone that he would explain to her again what happened last night

But he was right. Although he was not a good guy, he had never lied to her. He told her that he did not

love her and he had always had another woman in his heart; he told her that he was being with Eliza when they were still couple. He told her these openly and clearly and he was not afraid that she will be sad, or heartbroken, because he did not care about her feelings at all.

was

Actually he simply did not understand, from the beginning to the end, she hadn't cared about whether he

had cheated on her or not. What she really cared was whether he had loved her? Bitterness was surging

in her heart, but she didn't want show any grievance in front of him.

She lightly said, "Do you know why she took the wine to you?"

Owen shook his head.

"Because you said your room number. Whether you said it casually or not, but in the woman's opinion, you are hinting at her."

Seeing Owen wrinkling his brow with a puzzled look, Hailey said very helplessly, "Let's put it this way, if last night a paparazzo took the photo of Ashley, a gorgeous beauty, knocking on your door in the middle of the night, and you opening it, then once the news came out, do you think people will believe the words you said just now?" Owen raised his eyebrow, "I don't care about what they think about me." He only cared whether she believed it or not. "I know you don't care, but people will talk. Not to mention that you are not an ordinary people, you are the

president of Mazedew Group." Hailey's voice was calm, "As a partner, I believe in your character, but also as a partner, I hope you could be more cautious and never be caught out." She said she believed in him, but as a partner, not as his ex-wife. Owen pursed his lips tightly then said, "I have one more request."