Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 204

Chapter 204 Check Again

To Peyton’s surprise, Nolan did not get angry. Instead, he threw away the cigarette in his hand.

Peyton wanted to leave, and Nolan didn’t stop him. Nolan only said, “Peyton, you had better hot deceive me.”

Nolan stared at Peyton’s figure. Nolan had thought Peyton would come back, but Peyton didn’t even turn his head.

A gust of wind blew out the last spark of the cigarette butt. Peyton’s figure had already disappeared on the rooftop.

Nolan looked up at the sky above him. The sky was covered by layers of clouds. Nolan could only faintly see one or two stars.

Nolan wondered, “What is Peyton’s purpose? What is she hiding?”

Nolan thought about Peyton’s words that day. Nolan thought, “If Kason didn’t kill Paula, then who would have killed her?”

“Mr. Dalton, Mrs. Dalton had left for a while now,” Lucian stood in the shadows, resembling Nolan’s shadow.

Nolan sighed heavily and said, “Lucian, I want to investigate what happened to Paula again.”

“Is it for Mrs. Dalton?” Lucian didn’t understand. The cause and effect of the matter were already very clear. Moreover, Nolan usually didn’t allow anyone to mention this matter in front of him.

Reinvestigating this matter is like reopening Nolan’s unhealed wound. The pain Nolan will feel in his heart may be several times greater than Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

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before.

“At that time, the incident happened suddenly. It seemed like there was solid evidence, but the people involved hastily reached a conclusion due to my anger. For the next two years, I remained immersed in the sadness of losing Paula and blamed Peyton for her death. If…”

Nolan’s arm trembled for a moment. “If it wasn’t Kason who killed Paula, how am I going to face Peyton in the future?”

Many things cannot withstand careful scrutiny. Because this matter is particularly sensitive to Nolan, everyone will automatically avoid it.

“Mr. Dalton, there was evidence of that incident back then. Don’t let your imagination run wild.”

Nolan looked at Lucian. “In your eyes, what kind of person was Kason?”

“Setting aside that matter, the former Kason was gentle, amiable, and generous. He was a good father and a person with a great zest for life. If we hadn’t discovered those things, I would have thought Kason was a good person.”

“Yes. Without that incident, everything would not have changed.”

Lucian noticed that Nolan’s expression was off. “Mr. Dalton, are you suggesting…”

“How long did it take us from discovering the body to finding out the truth?”

“About a week.”

Nolan lit another cigarette. “Think back carefully about this. Don’t you think it went too smoothly? It’s like someone deliberately threw out a line, and we followed that line to find all the answers.‘

Lucian shook his head and said, “But those victims have indeed

become mentally ill. The incidents of people jumping off buildings to commit suicide are not fake. Mr. Dalton, I understand your concern for Mrs. Dalton. But the truth is the truth.”

Nolan looked up at Lucian. “What do you want to say?”

“I don’t agree with you reopening the investigation into that matter. Mr. Dalton was the one who was hurt by it back then. These past two years, Mrs. Dalton has no idea what kind of life you’ve been living. If the old matter is brought up again, I’m afraid your condition will worsen.”

Lucian continued, “Let’s assume that Kason is not actually the criminal, but rather someone behind the scenes orchestrated all of this. So, how long did this mastermind take to plan this? Was it a man or a woman? What was their motive? If this mastermind’s goal was to separate you and Mrs. Dalton, then they have achieved it. However, recently Mr. Dalton’s life hasn’t changed in any other way, and he hasn’t made any new friends either.”

Nolan rubbed his temples and exhaled a puff of smoke in frustration.

Lucian patted Nolan’s shoulder. “You need to get a good night’s sleep. You have been too tired all these years.”

“Alright. That’s it for this matter. Let’s go back.” Nolan extinguished his cigarette and left the rooftop dejectedly.

Nolan thought, “Lucian was right. There was solid evidence at every stage of the initial investigation. How could the conclusion be wrong? There is no need to waste any more time on this matter.”

If Peyton wanted to check, then let her check.”