Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 32

Chapter 32 Can You Accompany Me Before My Death?

Peyton was certain that Nolan was devastated after his sister’s death. Those two years made him more and more insane. Just now, he wanted to kill Peyton and die with her to accompany his sister.

Kadence hadn’t come yet. Another light illuminated the landscape in the distance, and the car stopped not far from her.

With Nolan’s intelligence, he must have quickly realized that she hadn’t left yet, so he turned back. The door opened, and Nolan hurriedly got out of the car, looking around as if he was searching for something.

Soon, he was walking in Peyton’s direction. Peyton huddled there, too afraid to move. Her fingers were tugging at the corners of her clothes.

Hearing Nolan’s footsteps getting closer, Peyton held her breath in fear and closed her eyes.

Peyton wondered what Nolan would do when he found her, thinking, “Will he kill me to avenge Paula’s death?”

Her beloved man was now a different person, and today, it was the first time she felt frightened by him. Her heart was beating extremely irregularly with the sound of his footsteps.

Peyton was scared.

The scary crunching sound of Nolan stepping on the snow was getting closer and closer.

Peyton’s face went pale. With a hundred–year–old tree between them, Nolan stopped.

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After a few seconds, Peyton only heard the rustling sound of Nolan leaving. He hadn’t noticed her. She was relieved at that moment.

But soon, she realized that she was surrounded by a few drops of bright red blood. They looked clear on the snow–covered ground, so how could he not have noticed her? Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Peyton wondered what Nolan had been thinking when he paused for a few seconds. It was obvious that he had spared her.

Peyton carefully peeked out and watched Nolan’s back as he left in the moonlight. She couldn’t see the expression on his face. A mist hung around the man.

She suddenly had a feeling that maybe this was his silent goodbye.

When Kadence picked her up, Peyton was covered in snow, with some blood on her clothes. Kadence was scared to the point of squealing, “Did Nolan do this? I’ll teach this bastard a lesson! Does he think he can do anything just because he is wealthy? He cheated on you and even beat you. I’ll contact the gossip magazines tomorrow and publicize all his crimes!”

Peyton gave a wry smile and stopped Kadence, who was about to pry the bumper off the car to smash Nolan’s door.

“Take me to the hospital first. This has nothing to do with him. He doesn’t know I’m sick.”

“Sick? What have you got?” Kadence asked.

“It’s a long story. I’ll tell you slowly when I have time.”

By the time Kadence rushed Peyton to the hospital to get her wound treated and went back, it was after midnight.

Back at Peyton’s apartment, Kadence sat across from her with a stern

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face. “Tell me what you’re hiding from me! How did you get that injury on your arm?”

“Kadence, be prepared for what I’m about to say.”

Kadence casually lit a cigarette with a haughty look. “What? Don’t underestimate me. What kind of big event have I not experienced? Just say it. I won’t be scared.”

“I won’t live long.”

Kadence froze as she heard this. Then Peyton continued, “I have stomach cancer.”

Kadence was stunned for a few seconds, choking and coughing. When she recovered herself, she hurriedly put the cigarette out. She cried from the coughing.

She was so panicked that she accidentally knocked over the glass on the table, spilling water all over it.

Kadence hurriedly drew out a tissue and wiped the table. However, she wiped it so hard that everything on the table was pushed to the floor.

A bottle of stomach medicine that hadn’t been capped yet collapsed on the table. A few pills were scattered on the ground, and the white bottle cap swirled around on the ground.

Kadence muttered, “I’m so stupid. I’m so young, but I can’t hear clearly. I just actually heard you say that you have stomach cancer. I must have gone crazy because of that bastard…”

Peyton pressed the back of Kadence’s hand and gently said, “Kadence, face reality.”

Kadence stopped moving and raised her teary eyes. “You’re joking, aren’t you?”

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However, Peyton’s eyes were serious. “You know I never joke. I cut my hair short because I had to undergo chemotherapy.”

The tears in Kadence’s eyes slid down. She grabbed Peyton’s hand and still couldn’t believe it. “It’s a misdiagnosis, right? It must be a

misdiagnosis! You’re so young and strong. How could you possibly get this disease?”

Peyton helped Kadence sit down and told her what had happened.

Kadence’s face was full of tears. She had always felt that cancer was far away from them. When such a thing happened to her best friend, Kadence felt it was like a dream.

“Don’t worry. Modern medicine is very advanced. You just need to cooperate with the doctors. You will be fine.”

Kadence wiped her tears with the back of her hand. “I’m sorry. I didn’t even know about all these things. I’ll accompany you for chemotherapy in the future. I’m rich now, so I can take a year off. I’ll be

around you until you’re cured.”

Peyton just gently shook her head and looked out the window with empty eyes. “Go to see the aurora borealis with me…”

“Okay. When you get better, not to mention the aurora borealis, I’ll get all the stars in the sky for you if you want.”

“Someone also said he would get stars for me back then.”

Kadence was annoyed. “You love–struck idiot! He doesn’t want you anymore. Why are you still thinking about him? If I were you, I’d defeat the disease and find a dozen boyfriends to piss him off.”

“Kadence, he’s not to blame for this. He’s sick.”

“He has stomach cancer too? I hope it’s terminal. Stand him a while

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longer. After he dies, all the property will be yours!”

Peyton was amused by her. “Come here. I’ll tell you slowly.”

That night, the two slept on the same bed. Peyton told Kadence everything.

Her voice was very nice, just like a comforting breeze on a summer evening.

Kadence was silent for a moment after listening. “So he blamed you for his sister’s death? And he cheated on you in order to get back at you? What a jerk!”

Yet Peyton said, “I can understand his love for his sister and sense of guilt. If such things happened to me, I wouldn’t be able to keep calm He is more agonized than we imagined.”

“Peytie, this cannot justify what he did. You are love–struck. Since he plans to let you go, just divorce him, take the compensation, and go far

away.”

“Kadence, have you let go of your feelings for Ruben Caldwell?”

Kadence was silent.

She had loved Ruben for so many years. It was not easy for her to forget him.

“I need time. Time can heal all the wounds. Just like it can swallow solemn vows and pledges. There is no unforgettable love in this world.”

Peyton murmured, “But I don’t have enough time.”

“Don’t give up on the treatment.”

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“Kadence, do you know what chemotherapy feels like? It feels like someone has drained me of everything inside my body. I ached all over and had no strength, like an invalid. That’s just the first phase. As it goes further, the drugs will penetrate into my bone marrow. It will be excruciatingly painful.

“My father is in a coma in the hospital. My mother has long since remarried. The only man I love dearly is in love with another woman. Now there is nothing in this world that I am attached to. Kadence, can you accompany me before my death?”