"It must be the truth. She is so young and pretty. She has a future ahead of her. How would she kill herself?"
"That's right. She must be just playing hard-to-get. She was really cruel to herself. Boss, don't overthink this."
The sidekicks could see Simon felt guilty and tried their best to find various reasons to comfort Simon.
"Yes, it must be like this." Simon nodded.
"She didn't have the guts to die. She was just forced into a corner and gave it a try.
"I can only say she is brave."
No one noticed that Simon's hand, which was hidden in his pocket, was shaking.
He was also afraid.
Simon had never encountered this kind of thing in his life.
So he was also constantly convincing himself.
Kristen didn't want to die. This was just a show. She just wanted to play hard-to-get, or it was because she could not afford to pay Simon back.