"What nonsense! When have I ever done that?" Mister Smith adopts an innocent appearance. He turns to Noah and exclaims, "She's lying, Mister Nelson. As head of this department, how could I have approved a divorce proceeding without the respective person's consent?" He pauses and adds, "Regarding whether this case concerns your sister, that is something you should look into because I have no clue about it."
Despite having been bribed by Glynn not to let Noah discover the truth, Mister Smith also faced a threat from Nicolai. Nicolai insisted that Noah must find out what his sister had done behind his back. Initially, Mister Smith was uncertain about which side to take.
However, now that he realized Glynn had played him for a fool, he decided to ally with Nicolai. How dare that woman deceive him and lead him into this predicament?
If this was the situation, then Glynn could not fault him for valuing his life over the money she gave him. Because the bribe wasn't worth his life.