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.

plane touched down at a private airport in Wishmere, a popular destination for international celebrities and the wealthy, despite its alpine

When she awoke, it

handed her a mint candy wrapped in emerald

together when Nathaniel would always carry mint candies, surprising her with

unwrapped it, and savored

said, bending down to pick her up. Frey quickly stopped him, smiling weakly, "Mr. Nathaniel, I'm

long that if I don't

Nathaniel's worry eased slightly, he still helped her up

air was crisp, and he helped her into a fleece coat he had bought for her, adjusting it with the care

nearby felt a bit awkward as if their president was treating Frey more like a daughter than

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

foot of the Alps.

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