Chapter 226 Finally Meeting the Mastermind Behind the Scenes
The cold air cleared away the various musty smells in the trunk, which temporarily cleared Peytonâs
mind a little.
Peyton deliberately shouted nervously, âWho are you? Let me go!â
Peyton was indeed really nervous, but she told herself that she had to stay calm. Only when she
calmed down could she find the loophole.
Dwayneâs voice came through, âMs. Schmitt, youâve always wanted to find out how Leilani died, havenât
you? Do you want me to tell you myself?â
Peyton suddenly felt a rope swinging above her neck. Dwayneâs voice was no longer as gentlemanly
as when they first met. Dwayne now seemed like a venomous snake hissing in her ear.
âShe was strangled like this. By the way, her expression before she died was exactly the same as the
expression on your face right now. Her hands and feet were struggling incessantly.â
She desperately tried to ask for help, but she couldnât utter a complete sentence. She could only look at
me with desperate and fearful eyes, and then she slowly lost her breath.
In the darkness, Peyton became more sensitive to her surroundings. Dwayneâs words made her
imagination run wild.
Peyton seemed to be able to sense Leilaniâs despair before her death, and Leilani felt the helplessness
of slowly dying.
âSo the person who killed Leilani was definitely not my dad!â
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Peyton realized that what she had been doing all along was not wrong. In her eyes, Kason was such a
good person. He couldnât possibly do something so insane!
âThe baby in her belly was indeed your fatherâs.â
âBeast! What did the Schmitt family ever do to you? You didnât even spare a pregnant woman!â
Peyton was crying uncontrollably. She was thinking that if that child hadnât died, she would have had a
little brother or sister by now.
Colette had left for so many years. Peyton hoped in his heart that Kason would find true love again.
She thought Kason was not wrong.
âLeilani was Nolanâs biological sister. If he found out the truth, he would definitely not let you guys off
the hook!â
Dwayne sneered disdainfully, âIf he knew the truth, would you be here?â
Peyton fell silent. She knew that Paula was like a wound in Nolanâs heart that could never be touched.
Nolan was even displeased when she mentioned Paula in front of him, let alone investigating anything
related to Paula again.
Every time she mentioned Paula, it felt like she was reopening a wound in Nolanâs heart. If she asked
Nolan to investigate anything related to Paula, it would be like rubbing salt in his wound.
âWhy did you do this?â Peyton weakly hung their head.
âIf you want to blame, blame yourself.â
Peyton did not understand what mistake she had made.
âYour existence was the biggest mistake.â
Dwayne lifted Peyton up and carried her on his shoulder as if he was carrying a sack.
Because she had been locked up for so long, Peyton felt very
uncomfortable. After being carried on Dwayneâs shoulders, she felt even more dizzy and nauseous.
The sound of the sea breeze gradually diminished. Peyton felt that she had been brought indoors. It
was an extremely empty room. She could clearly hear Dwayneâs voice.
Peyton was casually thrown on the ground. She felt herself land next to something. After that thing
moved a bit, she realized she was by someoneâs feet.
âCould this person be the mastermind behind the scenes, manipulating everything?â
At this thought, Peyton felt as if all the blood in her body rushed into her brain. She trembled
uncontrollably.
Peytonâs mood was complicated. She said with a resentful tone, âWere you behind all this? Did you
cause the Schmitt family to go bankrupt and my dad to end up in the hospital?â
Peyton felt the person beside her slowly crouch down and lift her chin with one hand. A voice,
indistinguishable whether it was male or female, spoke, âItâs me.â