The Science Of Trust 소설 & 이야기

“It’s not her fault, I waited until the lights were out and snuck out.” Back at home. Philip picked up the phone from the table and pressed the link in the message. As the video began, he clenched his fists over and over. “Maddy.” “Yes.” “Tell me now, do you believe that I would go from our bed into another woman’s?” “I don’t know!” “Please Maddy, I know you are still hurting but remember what I said about trusting me.” Maddy replayed all the times he asked her to trust him, he never let her down. “I trust you. If you said it was not you, I will believe you.”

By trusting her more than anyone else in the company? The thought jolted him. Since when had he begun to implicitly trust Stephanie? He realized, with a start, it had been building for months-her quiet competence, her unwavering support, her ability to know what he needed before he said it. Somewhere along the way, she had become more than just an employee. She was his ally, his confidante. And maybe, just maybe, she had started to mean something more.

"It's my intellectual property!" "It became community property the moment you signed that marriage license." He took a step closer. His knee brushed against her thigh. The contact sent a jolt of electricity straight up her spine, hot and jarring against the cool air of the room. "You tried to scorch the earth," Cyprian murmured, leaning down until his face was level with hers. "Why? Because you're afraid of what's on that drive? Or because you don't trust me to handle it?" "I don't trust anyone," Vespera snapped. "Trust is a liability. It’s a variable that leads to system failure."

A part of her knew for sure that he had. Dominic nodded, "Of course mother, I did” She sighed and leaned back. "First, I think you know exactly the message it's trying to convey. Trust is a delicate matter. It is not easily earned or given but it is easily lost” she gave him a look, “It is never regained no matter the belief that it can be" His hands found their way into his hair again. “I know but who exactly am I not going to trust or who will I trust? If I can't trust those around me, how will I rule?"