Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 14 I’m Her Family

When it came to drunk behaviors, Kadence had the worst kind.

If Peyton didn’t stop her, Kadence would’ve had group sex with those male escorts. Anyway, Peyton had never seen Kadence cling to a man before and call herself an empty nester.

Noticing Kadence was as drunk as a skunk, Peyton had to take Kadence back to her new rented apartment.

When the care worker heard Peyton was looking for a new place, she recommended her relative’s apartment. Peyton figured it would save her the commission fee, and the care worker vouched for it, so Peyton agreed.

The house owner wouldn’t return home for the time being. They didn’t sign a contract. Peyton talked to the owner on Facebook. After he gave her consent, she moved in and cleaned the place.

Without any papers or records, it would take Nolan ages to find her.

Although the small apartment wasn’t as fancy as Schmitt’s mansion before its bankruptcy or her wedding house, it was cozy and much more to Peyton’s liking. She also kept a few of her dad’s favorite tropical fish.

Here, Peyton could see the sea when she opened the window. She used to think Seaview Villa was Nolan’s gift for her, but she didn’t expect him to let Helena move in the moment Helena went back.

For a long time, Peyton repressed her anger, but now, she realized that the sea she saw would still be the same no matter where she lived.

There was a small terrace in the apartment. Peyton covered it with a thick carpet. After her father’s condition was stabilized, she would take him home and let him enjoy the sun in his leisure time.

However, things changed fast. She didn’t foresee she would get cancer nor Kason would end up like this.

Peyton felt her stomach churning. She took some meds and went back to lie down in that cramped crib.

Every night, she had to curl up into a ball. Only in this position could she fall asleep for a while.

But tonight, because of the alcohol, she was out like a light. It was already late morning when she woke up the next day.

There was a tacit understanding that neither of them should bring up

the grownups liked to act tough. Kadence picked up her high heels and trotted

was a toast in her mouth when she slurred, “The breakfast is in the kitchen. I’m late.

busy in the next few days. I can’t hang

is to grieve over our lost youth. Now, I bounce back and realize

I will.” Peyton embraced

to you. What you’ve been through

for a

are you consoling me? Didn’t you also get dumped by a nice

sun and smiled,

leave, but when she saw Peyton’s lonely silhouette, she hugged Peyton from behind. “I’ll be swamped with work these days. After that, we can hang out.

“OK.”

cleaned the apartment and

was surprised to find Nolan’s missed calls. He probably wanted to talk about the divorce, but unfortunately, she wouldn’t be

called.

answer my calls? I was worried sick of you. Do you still need money? I’ll remit it

waves crash against the rock, Peyton felt

resentful of her mother’s decision. She didn’t know

even more unacceptable was that her mother was Helena’s stepmother. All of the

sad Peyton was, the die was cast. Peyton

she could do.

fine, mom. Nolan gave me a sum of money, so you don’t need to worry about

the pouring rain, it couldn’t set her mind at ease. “Where are you now, Peytie? I want to see you. I want to make it

the blue sea and said indifferently, “Mom, if you truly wanted to make it up to me, you would’ve called these years. If you still had feelings for dad, you would’ve visited him after you came back. It was my fault. I was at

“Peytie, I…”

of me. You never gave birth to me, and I never had a mother, like

blame herself for making a fool in front of Helena. She blamed Colette’s nonchalance after Colette left the

needed her mother the most, her mother was by another man’s side

Colette’s decision, so she couldn’t

she texted Nolan, saying she was busy and needed to take a rain check on

the truth was, she and Nolan wouldn’t