Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Just Give Up

It was silent in the carHelena's voice was loud since she was anxiousPeyton clearly heard the name "Chris".

When Peyton got the pregnancy test report that day, she rushed to Nolan with hope. "Nolan, you are about to be a father! We have a baby! I have figured out what to name our babyIf it's a girl, call her Christina DaltonIf it's a boy, call him ChrisDo you agree?"

Peyton wished that she had an illusion, but Nolan didn't avoid her gazeHe answered directly and clearly, "His name is Chris."

"Bastard!"

Peyton raised her hand to slap NolanThis time, Nolan didn't dodgeHe was slapped.

"How dare you name her kid the name I prepared for our kid?"

The kid was Peyton's bottom lineHer tears kept falling downShe pounced over him crazily. "You are a crazy creature! How did the heavens take the baby's life, not yours?"

Peyton was crazyShe hit Nolan hard again and again. "He doesn't deserve the name!"

Nolan held her hands and said to Jayson, "Go to Seaview Villa."

Peyton got more excited. "We are about to arrive at the courthouse

Let's get a divorceThen you can leave."

"The kid is having a feverI have to go right now."

Peyton said angrily, "My father is still unconscious in the hospitalThe nurses keep asking me for moneyI even don't dare to go to the hospitalYes, your kid is a lifeWhat about my father? He's also a life!"

When he heard about Kason, Nolan's face turned cold. "How could Kason be compared with Chris?"

Peyton was so angry that she wanted to slap Nolan again, but both hands were controlledNolan shouted out loud, "Have you had enough?"

Peyton just watched the car turn aroundActually, the courthouse was right at the turn.

In case she struggled again, Nolan held her tightly to restrain herBefore, Peyton liked to stay in his arms the mostBut now, his embrace became the cage to prison her.

He was strongShe was too weak to break freeShe could only shout angrily, "Do you really love Helena that much?"

Nolan was a little in a dazeWhen he held Peyton, he found that she was much thinner than one year ago

He could feel her bones even across the clothes.

Once upon a time, his love made her look like a blooming flowerNow, the flower was fadingWas this really what he wanted?

As soon as this thought appeared, he remembered the female corpse who died a miserable deathHis grip on Peyton's waist became tighter.

When he raised his head again, the panic disappearedOnly coldness could be seen.

"Peyton, if you cause trouble again, I will let people remove Kason's oxygen mask immediatelyDo you believe that?"

Peyton held his clothes tightlyHer tears wetted his shirt.

He promised that he wouldn't let her shed tearsBut now, he became the reason for her to shed tears.

It was extremely silent in the carShe calmed herself downShe pushed him away and sat straight.

Peyton sniffed. "You can go and see your sonThat's your freedomBut you can't let your personal affairs disturb our planDon't worryI won't pester youEven if you don't want to get a divorce, I do

Picking up trash is not what I want."

Nolan frowned when he heard her call him trashPeyton continued, "I admit itI was too innocentHow can I still put my hope in you? Now, I have seen everything throughI will give up! Give me the moneyWhen you are free, let's get the divorce papersJust call me when you are freeI won't go back on my wordsI promise."

"What if I refuse?"

Peyton looked into his dark eyesHer eyes were clear like green mountains after the rain since she had just criedHer eyes were clear but cold. "Then I will jump out of the carSince I can't save my father, it's necessary for me to live."

Nolan took out a check and wrote down a number. "I will give you the rest of 800 thousand dollars after we get divorced."

Peyton curled her lips to sneer. "Are you afraid that I won't divorce you? RelaxStaying with a man like you for one more minute makes me sickStop the car!"

She took the check, shut the door closed, and left without turning around.

Her father could be saved!

Peyton cashed the check, paid the medical expenses, and then took a taxi to the address Lucian gave her.

It was a high-end private cemetery

The people buried there were either rich or nobleShelia liked bellflowers the mostPeyton bought some.

Not long after, Peyton found a new graveAround the grave, there were some plum trees.

There were buds on the treeThey were about to bloom.

On the cold gravestone, there was a name that Peyton wasn't familiar with. "Paula Dalton."

Peyton knew that Nolan loved his sister very muchEver since his sister went missing, the girl became his tabooHe never allowed anyone to talk about her, so Peyton didn't know anything about Nolan's sister.

PaulaWas that the name of Nolan's sister? Peyton never heard of the name.

Peyton squatted down to look at the photo of a five-year-old girl on the gravestoneIt should be Paula's photo before she went missingThe girl's face was round and cuteShe looked a little similar to Nolan.

Peyton didn't have any evidence, so she took a picture of the gravestoneThis was her only clue.

She put down the bellflowers for Shelia and knelt in front of Paula's gravestone to mutter. "Paula, my name is Peyton

I should be your sister-in-lawNo, ex-sister-in-lawSorry to know you in this wayI will find the murderer who killed you."

Shelia's grave was not far away from hereIn the photo, the old lady looked kindShe was smiling as when she was alive.

Peyton took a baked sweet potato from her pocket. "Grandma, I came to see youIt's winter againWithout you snatching the sweet potato from me, it becomes tasteless."

She was a little tired of standing, so she sat beside the gravestoneShe talked to Shelia as if Shelia was still alive.

"Grandma, sorryI failed to keep the babyBut Nolan, that shameless bastard, had already had a kid surnamed DaltonYou don't need to worryYou already have a great-grandson.

"Grandma, he changedHe was no longer the man I used to knowBefore, he promised to protect meNow, everything I suffer was brought by himIf you were still alive, you wouldn't allow him to treat me like this, right?"

Peyton forced a smile. "Grandma, Nolan and I are about to get a divorce

You once said that if he dared to bully me, you would crawl out of the grave to hit himI'm dyingNot long after, I will come down to stay with youLet's crawl out of the grave together to hit him, okay?

"Grandma, what's the feeling of death? Is it dark underground? I'm afraid of being bitten by bugsWhat should I do?

"Grandma, live well in the other world, okay? When I get there, you can take care of meBuy me a big villa, okay?

"Grandma, I miss you."