I'll keep it in immersive web-novel style with flowing paragraphs, deeper emotions, and no chopped sentence structure.
The explanation sounded reasonable. In fact, it sounded a little too reasonable, as though Jayden had deliberately searched for the most logical excuse he could find to justify a reaction that even he knew had crossed a line. Sarah remained silent. She neither agreed nor disagreed with his explanation. Instead, she turned her attention toward the city lights beyond the car window and watched them blur together as the vehicle moved through the evening traffic. The colorful reflections danced across the glass like streaks of gold and silver, but even the beautiful scenery failed to distract her from the growing confusion weighing heavily on her mind.
