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Chapter 134
Chapter 134
Chapter 134 The Truth
When Nolan dealt with the Chase family, he thought Peyton would be waiting for him in the living room.
As usual, no matter how late he came back, he could always see a small figure sleeping on the sofa in the living room.
She always kept a light on.
But when he pushed open the front door today, the room was dark and Peyton wasn’t on the sofa.
He drank some alcohol and was slightly drunk.
If it were in the past, Peyton would have already come up and complained while making tea for him at this time.
Although she used to nag, she was Nolan’s favorite.
Unlike now, even when the room was filled with heating, he still felt cold.
Nolan pushed open the door and could vaguely see a lump on the bed in the dim light outside.
She had already slept.
Peyton had just fallen asleep when she was suddenly pulled into a warm body, and the smell of alcohol in the air woke her up from her dream.
“Did you drink alcohol?”
Upon hearing the voice that woke her up from her dream, Nolan
unwillingly said, “Peyton, you changed your mind.”
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Peyton looked as if he had heard a joke, “Are you kidding me? Weren’t you the one who changed your mind first?”
Nolan held her tightly in his arms, and he seemed less aggressive, like a large dog.
A low and hoarse voice, with a hint of drunkenness, sounded in her ear, “I didn’t cheat on you, never did.”
Peyton only said the drunken words when he had the right to say he hadn’t changed his mind, after all, he and Helena’s son were both one year old.
But she understood Nolan’s personality and at this time could only agree with him, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.
She dared not move and could only curl up quietly in Nolan’s arms, afraid of provoking him.
It did make Nolan feel relieved, and he tightened his hand around her waist. He even rested his head on Peyton’s shoulder.
“Peytie, I finally found you after a lot of effort. Can you please stop running away?”
She hadn’t heard that coaxing tone for a long time.
If it were two months ago, she might have been pleasantly surprised, but now her emotions are stable without any fluctuations.
She knew he was just drunk and he would return to his normal state when the day broke.
They couldn’t even respect each other, only endless quarrels between them.
That night, Nolan held her tightly, as if he had found a precious. treasure that was lost and regained.
There were no harsh words, only gentleness.
He fell asleep quickly, but Peyton was used to sleeping alone. The sudden presence of a hot body next to her kept her awake for a long time.
Her mind was full of Caitlyn’s death,
Making sure that Nolan was already fast asleep, she slowly slid out of his embrace.
After putting on a coat, Peyton walked carefully to the study.
She didn’t know whether to say he was promiscuous or faithful. The password is still Peyton’s birthday and has never changed.
Peyton reopened the safe and took out the file folder that she had only glanced at hastily earlier that day.
There must have been something she had overlooked. Paula’s death, Kason, Caitlyn, there must have been some connection between them.
Peyton didn’t rush to look at other people’s files this time, but instead focused on Paula’s file bag.
For Nolan, her death was a taboo, and Peyton used to be afraid to even mention it. So that night, she didn’t take a close look at anything
related to Paula.
In the safe, besides some toys from Paula’s childhood, there was only one paper bag left.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
Peyton thought to herself that after she died, her entire life would perhaps be reduced to a stack of papers documenting her past, only to
be forgotten by people completely in ten years‘ time.
Paula’s foster parents died many years ago. But she surely had friends.
People could not live in this world without leaving a trace.
Peyton took pictures of the information with her phone, believing that the truth must be hidden in them.
As she was filming nervously, a chilly voice suddenly came from the door, “Have you seen enough?”