Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Can You Feel Her Pain?

Nolan didn't say a wordHe stood there with a sullen face, glaring at Peyton.

His Adam's apple moved. "I wish it had nothing to do with youThat day, you stayed in the cemetery for three hoursTell me what you were doing there."

Peyton just felt it was very funny. "I told you I was visiting Grandma's graveI have no one to talk toWas it wrong for me to say something before her grave? That is a tombstoneHow could I break it? Even if you want to frame me, show me the evidence."

"Take a good lookWhat's this?"

Nolan took out some photos of Peyton with a hammer in her handPeyton froze.

"An old man working in the cemetery dropped his tool, so I picked it up for him."

Peyton didn't know how someone had taken such a pictureShe anxiously explained, "I just said a few words at Paula's graveIt was fine when I leftNolan, believe meWhy would I do that? What good would that do me?"

Seeing Peyton argue in a panic, Nolan only felt she was ridiculousHe lifted her chin with his slender fingers and pressed his fingertips against her lips. "Why are you lying with such a pretty mouth? Lucian has already admitted that he told you about Paula's grave and that you hired a private detective."

Knowing that nothing could be hidden from Nolan, Peyton admitted straight away, "Yes, I did get a detective to look into the matter, but I did it to find out why you had suddenly become like this, and even though I knew that Leilani was Paula, I went to Grandma's grave after just placing a bouquet in front of Paula's grave, not to mention that I ... I am sick

I didn't have the strength to smash the scene like this!"

"Do you think I'll believe that? Paula lived as Leilani until her deathShe had no enemies at all except for your familyTell me who else would have destroyed her gravestone two years after she died."

"So you think I did that?"

"Yes, you resented the fact that I was cold to you for the past two yearsYou blamed me for not saving the baby and making your family go bankruptYou hated me, and you hated Paula even more, who made your family like thisAfter learning of her identity, you vented your anger on her grave."

Peyton shook her head repeatedly. "No..."

Nolan stepped closer and continued, "You clearly made up your mind to divorce me, but suddenly, you wanted to spend another month with meWhat are you plotting? You want to take revenge for Kason, don't you?"

Peyton's tears rolled downShe felt that at this moment, she was unable to defend herselfShe kept shaking her head. "No, I never thought that way."

However, Nolan wouldn't listen to any of her explanations

He pinched Peyton's jaw hard, his eyes flashing with disappointment.

"Peyton, you know how much I wish this had nothing to do with youI've had people looking for evidence all day, trying to prove that you're innocentAll I've found is thisToday you made a trip to the psychiatric hospital, and then Caitlyn killed herselfWhat did you say to her? You think you can wake Kason up by getting back at others?"

He blamed it all on Peyton, who was at a loss for words.

Paula was Nolan's taboo, and ruing Paula's grave was a great insult to her and the Dalton family.

Nolan's fingers slid down and finally landed on Peyton's slender neckHe gradually tightened his grip.

"Peyton, you're being pampered like a princessDo you have any idea how miserable Paula was? I have been to the village where she once livedIt is desolate and barrenMost people there starveShe was abducted and sold thereSince childhood, she had been locked in the woodshedShe used to be the little princess of the Dalton family, but she was enslaved there

She suffered for so many years and managed to come to Aelford CityObviously, I would have found her if she had held on a little longer."

Peyton couldn't say anything because of his grip around her neckSuffocating, she pushed Nolan with her handsShe kept crying, trying to drag him back to his senses.

Nolan, however, was lost in sad memories. "She was humiliated by Kason, that bruteShe was strangled and stuffed into a boxHow desperate she was! See, just like you are nowCan you just slightly feel her pain?"

"Let ... go!" Peyton struggled, but to no avail.

Nolan's eyes were scarlet as if he were a beast that had lost his mind.

Peyton was out of breathShe knew she would be killed by him if it continued like thisShe had to keep struggling.

"Peyton, I was clearly going to let you goYou asked for this."

The look on Nolan's face was getting more and more paranoidHis eyes looked like they had lost focusHe said slowly, "Peytie, why don't we die together to accompany Paula? She must be scared alone there

Will it be less painful if we die?"

Hearing that, Peyton thought Nolan was completely crazyWhile she was struggling, Nolan touched her wound that had been stitched up last nightThe wound was ripped open, and blood dyed her white silk nightgown red.

The red stains calmed Nolan downHe released PeytonHer body went limpAs Nolan tried to look at her wound, Peyton hastily backed up, staring at him with a wary look on her face.

Nolan stiffened and withdrew his hands, regaining his composureHe realized he had almost killed Peyton.

"Your arm..." he said in a hoarse voice.

Peyton, however, had gotten up from the floor, grabbed her down jacket from the couch, and left the Dalton's mansion despite the cold wind.

The moment her neck was grasped by him, she really thought she was going to dieOnly endless fear remained after she escaped deathShe had never been so close to deathIt turned out that she wasn't as calm as she had expected.

She only wanted to flee!

Nolan looked down at his hands in a daze, thinking, "How could I do such a thing to Peyton?" The raging wind blowing in through the door brought him back to his senses for the time being.

Thinking of Peyton's back as she left in a panic and the snow outside, Nolan hurriedly drove after her.

Hearing the sound of a car coming from behind, Peyton quickly hid behind a tree

She watched Nolan leave until she was out of dangerShe was still trembling with fear.

Shivering, she took out her cell phone and hesitantly dialed Kadence's numberHer voice came. "Do you miss me?"

Peyton suppressed her sobs and swallowed. "Kadence, can you come pick me up?"