Chapter 22 Your So–called Honorable Father

Peyton was focusing on the documents. Nolan’s sudden question scared her so much that she fell to the ground, the documents in her hands scattering everywhere.

She wondered, “Nolan usually came back late at night. Why did he return so early today?”

Although Peyton was still Nolan’s nominal wife, her sneaking into his study was disgraceful. Moreover, she knew that he hated others playing tricks behind his back the most.

She swallowed subconsciously, and the expression on her face was unnatural. “You… you are back.”

Perhaps because Nolan had just attended a banquet, he was wearing a black–and–white suit, which set off his tall and straight figure. His cold eyes were fixed on Peyton, and Peyton couldn’t help but feel chill.

Nolan walked toward Peyton while taking off his suit jacket unhurriedly. He was born into a wealthy family, and his every move captured elegance and dignity.

Peyton couldn’t think straight when she saw Nolan take off his clothes. She wanted to escape, yet something seemed to root her on the spot.

Before she was in a relationship with Nolan, he was known as a ruthless devil who would achieve his goals by every means.

Now, Peyton finally felt the fear of ordinary people. For a while, she lost the use of her limbs. Nolan’s terrifying and domineering aura forced her to retreat.

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She stopped when her back hit the safe and she had no way out. Nolan approached her step by step and crouched in front of her in the end.

“Did you see it?” His tone was calm, and so were his eyes.

Peyton knew that the more composed he looked, the more furious he

was.

the night sky.

nodded carefully but shook her

verification of death and didn’t have time to finish her

pinched Peyton’s chin, forcing

figure out why I didn’t leave

answered in a low voice, “Because of

the sea. Instead, she was strangled to death and then thrown

someone.

when she died, she was pregnant

child in her belly was likely to be Kason’s.

checked the surveillance footage of the day when Paula

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him to want a lover. I have looked into his relationship with Leilani before. He was quite generous to her and didn’t treat her

a cold smile. This was the first time he had talked about Paula’s death with Peyton.

your

light, there is a shadow. No one in the world is perfect. You just lived in

in the past, but he was heartless to her now. Perhaps he had never changed, and it was just that he had

have done the same thing as Nolan.

matter what happened, my father…

touched Peyton’s cheek. “Peytie, how naïve you are. You have thought that I

for long. She felt

had indeed thought that Peyton would be with her for a lifetime until she read the news of him helping Helena in

to the child, nor did he plan to form a family with her. During early pregnancy, it is relatively safe to have an abortion. That

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threw her

as it was pinched by

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