Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 188

Chapter 188 Hidden In The Dark, Might Not Be A Form Of Protection

Peyton was horrified by the way Nolan looked at her. She cleared her throat and said, “I saw a janitor in your office yesterday.”

Nolan thought she was going to say something sweet, but instead she mentioned someone completely unrelated.

“Peyton, do you suspect that I had an affair with the janitor?” Nolan’s voice carried a hint of anger.

“Where did you go? I was just wondering, how could someone be cleaning your office, such an important place, while you were working?”

Nolan didn’t care and said, “Salma lives far away and needs to leave work early. Occasionally, she cleans up early while I’m working. What? You don’t mind Helena, but you do mind the cleaning?” Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

“When did The Dalton Group become a charity organization?”

Nolan sliced his steak and replied casually, “Salma is different from others. She saved my life, so giving her some privileges doesn’t matter.”

“When? How come I didn’t know?” Peyton dropped the knife and fork.

“Do you care about me?” Nolan’s face, which had been tense, showed a hint of a smile. “That was a few years ago. Some reckless people were lying in wait for me in the underground parking lot, someone wanted to run me over, and it was Salma who pushed me away.”

Peyton frowned, “With your agility, you shouldn’t have been unable to dodge.”

“That day indeed had some things that distracted my attention.”

“What happened?”

Nolan gazed at Peyton’s cheeks and said, word by word, “That day was your birthday, and I specially had a cake custom–made.”

When it came to cake, Peyton immediately understood. Back then, Nolan spoiled her to the heavens.

Before her birthday, she insisted on having a custom–made cake. This cake not only used extremely expensive ingredients, but also had a unique design.

A cake was worth six figures.

Rather than calling it a cake, it is more like a work of art.

When Nolan brought the cake to her, originally the necks of the two swans were intertwined, but the head of one of the swans fell onto the

cake.

At that time, she did not make a fuss, she just felt ominous, as if it was foretelling something.

Nolan kept apologizing to her. After a few days, she received a swan castle, which the baking company had spent a week making.

On the cake, two big and beautiful crystal swans were necking on the lake. She was so moved at that time.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that he almost lost his life behind this

matter.

At that time, he must have been afraid of ruining the cake and disappointing himself, so he was taken advantage of.

Peyton was moved in his heart and his voice was not as natural, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I was just fine living

Peyton pushed himself up from the table with both hands and said, “How many times have you dreamt of dying and told me about it, just like this?”

Nolan didn’t expect her reaction to be so intense, and he didn’t even cut the steak.

“Not many, probably around ten or so times a year.”

No wonder he would get injured every now and then.

Nolan pulled her down, “It’s all in the past. I have already eliminated those forces.”

In that moment, Peyton had a strange thought in his mind. He hid

himself to avoid getting involved.

Hiding in the dark may not necessarily be a form of protection.

But as soon as Peyton thought of Helena’s existence, he quickly dismissed the idea.

“Salma happened to pass by when I just finished work, and she saved me in time. However, her leg got injured as a result, and it still hasn’t fully recovered. I had planned to thank her properly and buy her a house for retirement. She has a poor background and no family, and she was willing to continue working as a cleaner, so I let her stay.”

“So that’s how it was. Nolan, actually, I also have something I want to tell you.”

“You said.”

“Have you ever considered that it might not have been my father who killed your sister?”

As soon as the words fell, the previously pleasant atmosphere vanished. Nolan forcefully threw his knife and fork onto the plate, wearing a sarcastic smirk on his face. “Peyton, making amends?”