Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 209

Chapter 209 Everything in the world was more beautiful

than you

Peyton sarcastically laughed.

She broke Nolan’s fingers one by one. “Mr. Dalton, I have never asked anything of you. Even the so– called title of Mrs. Dalton, since I was able to give it up, I will no longer covet it.‘

Nolan’s expression was complicated. Peyton smiled gently and spoke in a calm voice, “I used to think you were the most important person in the world to me. But when I gave all my time, energy, and emotions to you, I realized I missed out on too many precious people and things. When I no longer saw you as the center of my world, I found my life immediately became enriched. I felt the wind of spring, the rain of summer, the falling leaves of autumn, and the snow of winter. I realized that everything in the world is more beautiful than you.” This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

She gently raised her hand and her slender fingers lightly caressed the face in front of her, a face she had once loved.

“Nolan, I don’t deny that I still have feelings for you. Perhaps for a long time, I won’t be able to erase you from my heart, you will still affect my emotions and tug at my nerves, but I simply don’t have the energy to think about you anymore.”

Peyton pointed her fingertips to her lips and said, “Nolan, after all these years of loving and hating each other, don’t you feel tired? I am tired, I don’t want to waste any more time on you and Helena, nor do I want to be unhappy because of insignificant people. From now on, let’s live our own lives, okay?”

Nolan gazed at Peyton’s face. Even though he was so familiar with her,

now he felt as if she was a stranger he had never seen before.

Nolan gritted his teeth and said, “Peyton, do you really want to draw a line between us like this?”

Peyton calmly met his gaze, in that moment she was not afraid, nor was she pretending.

“Yes, I wouldn’t have actively sought you out if it wasn’t to find Leo. Despite my dislike for Helena, I also don’t want to become a second version of her. I won’t engage in any relationships with married individuals. Divorce is not just a piece of paper, but a choice made by two adults. What you need to do now is respect your own choice.”

Nolan slowly took his hand off her shoulder, “I hope you don’t regret today’s decision.”

Peyton thought that he would be scared and unsure.

But when she actually faced Nolan, she found herself much calmer than she had imagined.

“I used to be afraid of the dark, afraid of you leaving, afraid of you not loving me anymore. I would close my eyes, cover my ears, and stop in my tracks, afraid to move forward. But now I realize that the reason I felt scared was because I couldn’t face reality. When I accepted reality and stopped caring, I realized that you were actually the one I was most afraid of losing. But I have already lost you, so what else is there to be afraid of?”

Nolan opened his mouth, he wanted to explain, but he didn’t know how to do it.

He could only weakly lower his hand and look at Peyton with a complex expression in his eyes.

“Have you really thought it through?”

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Peyton forced a faint smile and said, “Nolan, I have tried. I have always believed in this phrase: when you are about to give up on your dreams, tell yourself to hold on for one more day, one more week, one

more month, one more year, and then you will be surprised by the outcome of refusing to give up.”

She raised her hand and made a gesture representing the number two, “Because of this sentence, I persisted for two years, hoping for a miracle to happen.”

“You wouldn’t know how it feels for me to be alone at home, watching the sun set, the moon rise, reheating the food over and over again, waiting for someone who will never come back.”

“You would never know the taste of bankruptcy, father’s car accident, losing a loved one, losing a child, losing everything. During that time, I was busy at the hospital, needing your company the most, but you were with Helena at that time.”

Tears glistened in Peyton’s eyes, but they still maintained a smile. “I have shed my tears, let my heart break, and been abandoned by family and friends. I struggled in the swamp for a full two years, yet still did not find a satisfactory ending. But I can’t help it. If you don’t need me, why should I have deep feelings for you?”

She grabbed Nolan’s arm and said word by word, “I can feel that you don’t hate me anymore. Since you didn’t want to hurt me, Nolan, please spare me for the sake of our past relationship.”

Nolan did not answer, he just brushed away her hand.

That day, he gently closed the door.

That statement really came true: a person truly leaves with the least sound of the closing door.

Peyton slowly slid down to the ground along the wall of the bathroom.

She covered her eyes, and tears slowly streamed through her fingers.

She personally gave up her true love, and the pain was no less than pouring a bucket of cold water to extinguish the burning hot charcoal fire.

The hardworking person would definitely succeed, and the people in love would definitely be together. When she was young, she firmly believed in these two lies and threw herself into his arms.

The fairy tale was not deceiving. The prince and princess lived happily together.

But no fairy tale tells of the princess’s life after marriage. There are too many regrets and helplessness in this world.

Even though Nolan still had feelings for her, she couldn’t accept the presence of another woman in their relationship.

So she let go, completely let go.

She wanted to become her former self.

Peyton dialed a phone number and a voice that hadn’t been heard for a long time came from the other end of the line, “How have you been lately?”

“I’m fine, senior,” Peyton smiled.