Chapter 338 Arrival in Stanna

Peyton continued, her voice breaking as she spoke, "Back in high school, Frey was in my class. She secretly gave me shoes to wear." "Then something happened to the Gomez family, and I hated myself for not being able to help her, for letting her..."

Her eyes were red, her throat choked with emotion. It took her a moment to compose herself. "I couldn't get her out of prison. The whole world wrongly accused her of murdering Ms. Hill. Only I know how kind and beautiful she is, and how she would never do such a thing!"

"But no one believed her! She's like this now, and it's all of your fault in the beginning!"

Peyton's eyes blazed as she stared at Koen, who suddenly appeared flustered. He opened his mouth to speak, but Peyton turned on her heel and walked out of the dining area, refusing to engage further. At the cabin door, she glanced back at Koen and said, "I know you have feelings for me, but I'm just a poor, insignificant person. We come from completely different worlds. Maybe I'm just overthinking things."

As Peyton left, Koen watched her with a twitching expression, rubbing his face in frustration. He had been worried about scaring her away, but it seemed his feelings had been too obvious.

By evening, they departed Saeville and landed at a private airport in Belthria after a fourteen-hour flight.

airport in

the journey, catching up on years of lost rest. When she awoke, it was already morning. The weather was

her a mint candy wrapped

their past travels together when Nathaniel would always carry mint candies, surprising her

candy, unwrapped it, and savored the

down to pick her up. Frey quickly stopped him, smiling weakly, "Mr. Nathaniel, I'm not paralyzed. I can walk

I've been lying down for so long that if I don't start walking now, my legs

he still

was crisp, and he helped her into a fleece coat he

felt a bit awkward as if their president was treating Frey more

The Lincoln served as a minivan, and they drove along the well-built mountain roads, which soon gave

foot of the Alps.

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