Chapter 50
But to admit it, his earlier anger had dissipated quite a bit. And right now, watching Valerie bustling about, all innocent and guileless, he couldn’t help but think that maybe what he saw between her and that BMW guy was just a misunderstanding.
Matthew decided to test the waters.
He put down his fork, probing, “Valerie, I saw a man and a woman at the New Lighton Road earlier. The woman looked very much like you…”
“New Lighton Road? Our boss is treating us today, and it’s right at a restaurant by the New Lighton Road!” She suddenly realized. “So the person you saw must have been me, and the other one was my friend Caleb Lane… Oh, wait a moment.”
Matthew’s eyes narrowed slightly. He didn’t expect her to be so straightforward in revealing the name of “her lover,” wondering if he had really misunderstood her.
As he hesitated, Valerie ran to the sofa, fished something out from her coat pocket, and then dashed back with a jewelry box. Inside lay a delicate necklace. “I did Caleb a little favor last time, and this is his thank–you gift. Mr. Grant, I don’t really hit the shops much, so you wouldn’t happen to know what brand this necklace is, would you? Is it pricey?”
“Why do you wanna know? You’re not thinking of selling it, are you?” Matthew’s brows were starting to knit together again. ‘I’d really overestimated this woman. To think that she’d even consider selling a friend’s gift!‘ he cursed inwardly.
“Mr. Grant, you’ve got it wrong. I just wanted to know the rough price of this necklace. If it’s too expensive, I’m thinking of giving it back. If it’s not too pricey, I’ll return a gift of similar value. And…” Valerie looked troubled, adding, “He’s Katherine’s boyfriend. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I feel that since he has Katherine, he shouldn’t be giving jewelry to other women.”
Jewelry differed from ordinary gifts, with a more intimate and ambiguous meaning.
When he heard this, Matthew’s expression softened significantly. He realized that he had misunderstood Valerie, who had no intention of getting involved with that man at all.
Somehow, this realization made him feel much better. And he originally thought that guy was just interested in her, but he didn’t expect the man actually to have a girlfriend. Matthew’s eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, his contempt for Caleb palpable. Since that was the case, he wouldn’t mind teaching Caleb a little lesson.
“Wait a moment.” With that, he stood up and walked to the entrance, opened the door, and brought in a plastic bag from outside.
Valerie was initially puzzled, but after a close glance, she felt it looked familiar. “This… Is this…” She saw the words on the plastic bag, which were the name of the restaurant where they had just eaten. This bag contained the crayfish that Katherine had specially packed for Caleb.
Matthew nodded, explaining, “After you left, he threw this thing out. I found it a bit strange, so I brought it back for you to identify…”
If Charles were here now, he would definitely scoff at Matthew’s words. It sounded nice to say it was for identification. Matthew was actually planning to catch Valerie in the act. If she denied it and said he had the wrong person, he was ready to use this box of crayfish as evidence to expose her on the spot. But since she wasn’t really into Caleb, he just went with the flow and changed his plans.
Although his explanation was full of holes, Valerie couldn’t be bothered with that anymore.
Seeing the plastic bag, Valerie’s smile faded, looking really angry. “Katherine packed this for him, and he happily took it, so why did he throw it away?” She hated two–faced people.
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