Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Your So-called Honorable Father

Peyton was focusing on the documentsNolan'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 nightWhy did he return so early today?"

Although Peyton was still Nolan's nominal wife, her sneaking into his study was disgracefulMoreover, 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 figureHis cold eyes were fixed on Peyton, and Peyton couldn't help but feel chill.

Nolan walked toward Peyton while taking off his suit jacket unhurriedlyHe 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 clothesShe 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 limbsNolan's terrifying and domineering aura forced her to retreat.

She stopped when her back hit the safe and she had no way outNolan 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.

Nolan's eyes were as unfathomable as the night skyNo one could tell what he was thinking.

Peyton nodded carefully but shook her head the next second.

She had just read part of the verification of death and didn't have time to finish her reading.

Nolan raised his well-defined hand and pinched Peyton's chin, forcing her to look straight into his eyes.

"Did you figure out why I didn't leave that child alive?"

Peyton bit her lips in fright and then answered in a low voice, "Because of Leilani."

According to the autopsy report, Leilani was not drowned in the sea

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

More importantly, when she died, she was pregnant for three months.

If Leilani had been in love with Kason, the child in her belly was likely to be Kason's.

Nolan rubbed Peyton's pursed lips and whispered coldly into her ear, "I've checked the surveillance footage of the day when Paula went to the gynecology and obstetrics department in the hospitalThat day, Kason was also there."

Peyton explained hurriedly, "My father has divorced my mother for many years, and it is normal for him to want a loverI have looked into his relationship with Leilani beforeHe was quite generous to her and didn't treat her badlyHe wouldn't be so heartless and kill her."

Nolan put on a cold smileThis was the first time he had talked about Paula's death with Peyton.

"In your eyes, Kason is an upright person only because he is your father and brings you upHowever, where there is light, there is a shadow

No one in the world is perfectYou just lived in a fake fairytale world built by him."

Peyton was dumbfoundedNolan was rightKason doted on her in the past, but he was heartless to her nowPerhaps he had never changed, and it was just that he had forcefully separated her from reality.

Kason might have done the same thing as Nolan.

Peyton defended Kason weakly, "No matter what happened, my father... would never have killed Leilani."

Nolan touched Peyton's cheek. "Peytie, how naïve you areYou have thought that I will never leave you, right?"

Peyton hadn't heard him talk to her with such an intimate and affectionate tone for longShe felt as if he was still her gentle beloved, although his eyes were cold and emotionless.

Peyton couldn't deny itShe had indeed thought that Peyton would be with her for a lifetime until she read the news of him helping Helena in the airportAt that moment, she was finally struck by reality.

Nolan continued, "You are always eager to figure out the truth

I'll tell you about itKason didn't want Paula to give birth to the child, nor did he plan to form a family with herDuring early pregnancy, it is relatively safe to have an abortionThat day, Kason had an argument with PaulaHe killed her accidentally and threw her into the sea to protect himself."

Peyton's chin was in pain as it was pinched by himNolan said blankly, "Paula was my only younger sister, and she had been an apple of my parents' eyes since youngIf she wasn't kidnapped and went missing, she would never have died so miserably.

"If not for that my parents had left Paula's DNA sample in the police station, I would have had no chance of finding her body, as well as the unborn child in her bellyShe was still so young, but she had suffered so much."

Peyton broke free from NolanShe was afraid that he would lose control and kill her to avenge his sister.

Nolan was lost in his thought and continued, "Over the years, I have imagined countless times the scene of I reuniting with Paula

I have never thought that I would meet her again in the cold mortuaryPeytie, have you ever seen a corpse that was being soaked in the sea for half a month?"

Nolan's blank eyes were filled with sadnessShelia had told Peyton how Nolan doted on Paula in the pastAnd he never gave up looking for Paula in the past decade.

Peyton could understand Nolan's despair when he saw Paula in the mortuary.

Even so, she still defended her father instinctively.

"Since you only saw her body, how could you confirm that she was killed by my father?"

Nolan's face suddenly changedThe previous sadness in his eyes instantly gave way to ruthlessness, which made him look like a wolf.

"If I don't have irrefutable evidence, do you think I will act rashly regardless of the law? After Paula's funeral, I got someone to investigate the cause of her death secretlyI didn't expect to discover so many secrets about your father."

Peyton muttered, "What secrets?"

"Do you know how many women your seemingly upright father had an affair with? Oh, you certainly don't know

After all, you said that he is single, and it is normal for him to have a lover."

Peyton did think soHowever, what Nolan said next shocked her.

"His lovers were all girls who were the same age as you and even younger than youMost men prefer young girls, but no one is as heartless as he isAmong his lovers, many of them were forced to abort their children, and several of them did it more than onceA few girls suffered from severe gynecologic diseases because they were young and ignorantA woman lost her right to be a mother because she got pregnant but had an abortion many timesThe most unlucky one went insane and killed herself by jumping from a building."

Peyton didn't believe Nolan's words and shook her head all the time. "No... My father..."

Before she could finish her words, Nolan reached out to take a pile of documents from the safe and throw them in front of her.

"Read them and see what kind of person your so-call honorable father is."