Seeing Matthew's guilty expression and Dalia's sorrowful demeanor, Fang Zhen believed what they had just said.
It had all happened so suddenly. Matthew couldn't have reacted quickly enough to invent such a lie, nor was there any need to. And Dalia's grief seemed to come from the heart.
'Matthew probably hadn't mentioned it before out of guilt and a desire to avoid the topic.'
Since Fang Zhen believed Matthew, something else became clear.
"So, Baron von Kleist doesn't actually have a hostage? He's just bluffing?" Fang Zhen asked.
Matthew nodded. "That's entirely possible. When I was kidnapped by Rex, I couldn't hear everything clearly. But I gathered that Rex wasn't being completely honest with Baron von Kleist either. His gang was discussing how to get the biggest benefit for themselves."
