Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 4 Who Am I to You?

Colette left when Peyton was 8 years old. It was Kason’s birthday that day, and Peyton happily returned home, ready to celebrate her father’s birthday. But she was greeted with a divorce agreement from her parents.

In order to catch up with Colette, Peyton stumbled down the stairs, losing her shoes without even noticing. She clung onto Colette’s leg and cried desperately, “Mom, don’t go!”

Colette caressed Peyton’s tender cheek and said, “I’m sorry.”

“Mom, I topped the class this time. You haven’t even seen my exam paper yet. It needs to be signed by parents.

“Mom, please don’t leave me. I’ll be good. I promise I won’t go to the amusement park anymore, and I won’t make you angry again. I’ll listen to you. Please…”

Peyton expressed her reluctance to separate from her mom in a

panicked manner, hoping Colette would stay. But Colette simply told Peyton that her marriage with Peyton’s father was not happy and that she had now found true happiness.

Peyton saw a stranger man putting Colette’s luggage into a car, and then they left hand in hand.

Peyton chased after them barefoot for hundreds of meters until she fell heavily on the ground. Her knees and soles of her feet were scratched. Peyton watched the car that she could never catch up drive away.

At that time, Peyton didn’t understand. It wasn’t until she grew up that she realized her mother had an affair and was discovered by her father,

so her mother decided to divorce and gave up everything, including her.

For more than a decade, there was no contact between Peyton and her mother, fueling Peyton’s deep hatred. She once wished to never see Colette again in her lifetime.

Fate was truly ironic. In the end, Peyton had to plead with Colette.

Peyton’s throat felt choked, and she stood there motionless. Colette knew Peyton’s thoughts and pulled Peyton over to sit beside her.

“I know you hate me, but you were too young back then. Many things. weren’t as you imagined, and I couldn’t explain it to you.”

Colette reached out to touch Peyton’s face. “You have grown up. Sweetheart, I will settle back in our home country this time. I know the Schmitt family has encountered some troubles, but it’s fine. I will take care of you.”

Then Peyton realized that her so-called hatred was insignificant while facing her mother. She choked out, “Mom.”

“Good girl, stay and have a meal. These years, Elbert has been very good to me. His daughter is two years older than you. She and her fiancé will come over for dinner. I will introduce you to them.”

Colette’s new family, so she quickly interrupted, “Mom, I’m here because of Dad. You know the Schmitt family went bankrupt, and now Dad’s heart

voice rang out. “Ms. Schmitt, it seems you are in desperate need of money. You even come to my place

the voice, Peyton was completely shocked. She couldn’t. believe her eyes as she looked at the ones

on her. Peyton never expected her mother to become

husband and mother became

caught Peyton asking her

eyes, but he just quietly

“Boohoo…”

It was only now that

the baby cried, Nolan skillfully picked up one of them and comforted

the family of four fell into Peyton’s sight. She couldn’t express how upset she was. If her child

regret why she came here. She felt like she was nailed. to

baby today, the crying wouldn’t stop. The nanny hurriedly brought over some milk, but the

patiently tried to calm the baby down,

as Nolan was, when he held the tiny

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and patient look, Peyton suddenly had

Strangely, Nolan didn’t stop Peyton. And what was stranger, the moment the baby was in Peyton’s arms, he stopped crying and smiled

had distinctively outlined features, with pink and tender lips. He let out a giggle, mixed with some unclear

bobble on Peyton’s hat, and his smiling

heart seemed to be ruthlessly stabbed by a knife, shattering her last bit of

Nolan loved her, and in their first year

whisper in Peyton’s ear, “Peytie, I want a baby with

could Peyton refuse what Nolan wanted? Even though she hadn’t graduated yet,

that when they were together, every time Nolan. went on a business trip

She threw the baby at Nolan and ran into the bathroom before locking the door without

only vomited blood. The

help but cry. Yes, it was really

marriage had been a joke

figured out what she couldn’t understand before. It turned

the water? Why did he stay with Helena when she gave birth prematurely?

a while, there was a knock

you alright?”

her face with clean water before

the entanglement between these people. She pulled Peyton worriedly and asked, “Peytie, are you

throwing up when

has always been abroad. Is there any misunderstanding between you two? This is Mr. Dalton…”