Chapter 612: Ignored

"If a fact cannot withstand scrutiny, then all the rumours will collapse like a pile of sand."

She then turned her head at this moment to look at Old Hawke, speaking with utmost seriousness.

"But what do you think most people believe the truth to be?"

At this moment, Old Hawke was uncertain as to what he should say in order to explain the situation clearly.

As for everything that happened around him and the conclusions and judgements he made, they all seemed perfectly reasonable in his mind, free from error.

It was under this assumption of infallibility that he made this particular decision.

But now, she raised a point that left him feeling helpless.

Violet had never denied the conclusions he arrived at, or said that his judgement of the situation was wrong.

But now, she introduced an additional factor to the mix, one that he failed to consider.

Looking at Old Hawke, who seemed lost in confusion, Violet smiled slightly and continued her explanation.