Chapter 1699

She did not expect herself to guess it right away.

"Galey, at your request, I went to help Ivy terminate her contract. How could I possibly be flirting with her?" Shawn sighed. "Moreover, even if I wanted something with her, yesterday evening would not have been my choice. I could have done it discreetly, and there was no rush."

He could easily hide anything from Gale, and she would not know.

"Besides, Galey, if something did happen between us, do you think these photos would have surfaced so easily?"

Shawn was trying to explain. He thought that by saying this, Gale would believe him. However, he underestimated her. A woman's thought process was completely different from a man's. Shawn attempted to reason logically, but all Gale heard was, "If I wanted to do this, then I would have done it differently..."

"Well, you're smart, resourceful, and powerful. If you wanted to cover something up, it would never see the light of day again!" Gale replied.

"Galey, that's not what I meant...