Love Is Fair by Kerri

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‘t 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 find 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

with others. “I can let him go.” Owen looked

thing.”

without speaking. Although he was

already been sophisticated. He might have a million thoughts running through her

yes. After a moment of thinking, Hailey

can ask

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

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

again.”

“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

he was right. Although he was not a good guy, he had never

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

was

he simply did not understand, from the beginning to the end, she hadn‘t