Marriage Beyond Redemption

Chapter 42 What Illness Did She Have?

Kadence’s first reaction upon seeing Nolan was to shrink her neck. The reason she had been so bold at the table earlier was twofold: firstly, because alcohol gives people courage, and secondly, because Peyton was by her side.

She had witnessed Nolan’s doting on Peyton with her eyes. The more he adored Peyton, the more ruthless he was towards outsiders.

Kadence still remembers two years ago when she took Peyton to a pub. Nolan personally came to pick up Peyton and gave Kadence a cold look when Peyton wasn’t paying attention, leaving only four words, “No next time.”

When he left, Kadence had already been drenched in cold sweat. For several days in a row, she had nightmares of Nolan’s eyes.

“Click.”

He closed the lighter lid and looked faintly at Kadence. That kind of fear struck again.

Kadence cleared her throat and her voice lowered by a few decibels, “Um, Mr. Dalton, I was looking for Peytie. I won’t bother you anymore.”

Nolan casually flicked off the ash from his cigarette, glancing at her sideways, “Wanna chat?”

Kadence didn’t think Nolan would catch up with her. She politely declined, saying, “My mom says good girls have to be home before dark. Maybe next time, next time.”

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Speaking, she planned to run away, but she

bumped into another person, who happened to be Lucian, the enforcer whom Kadence used to secretly refer to as Nolan.

“Ms. Fletcher, please.”

Kadence wanted to cry but a few minutes later she was invited to the nearby café.

Although she was sitting, her legs never stopped shaking, causing the coffee on the table to ripple.

Nolan intended to pick up the coffee, but he saw the latte art on top of it being shaken and distorted by her Nolan’s hand froze in mid–air.

of awkwardness in the air, Kadence raised an awkward yet polite smile and handed over

this, she secretly cursed herself for falling into her professional habit again.

even more awkward. Nolan placed the coffee aside and spoke up, “I wanted to know about

but she knew

current situation, clearly indicating that he still had feelings for her. Kadence immediately spoke up, saying,

her noticeably grew colder as the words “matchmaking” were mentioned. Kadence, with

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if facing a superior, cautiously looked up at him, keeping

Mr. Dalton, you didn’t… still have feelings for Peytie, did you?”

forbidden territory. He didn’t answer, tapping his index finger lightly on the table, “How far have they

Peytie was feeling very down after the divorce, and she didn’t leave the house for many days. Today, I convinced her to come out and take a break. As for Mr. Russell’s appearance, it should be related to our class monitor making plans with him, it

remained silent, his eyes as deep as black holes. Kadence watched in fear and uncertainty, unsure if

person was completely poker–faced, showing no

he was thinking at all.

you don’t believe me, I can swear that if there is anything between Peytie and Mr. Russell, let me go out and

eyelids, but didn’t make any other response. Kadence gritted her teeth and added, “Then let me

“I’ll be broke for the rest of my

Kadence’s fatal weakness. Kadence managed to squeeze out a few words, “Fine, then leave

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extent because

him.

get sick recently?”

and ignored her, but luckily Mr. Russell cooked

so complicated that even Peyton couldn’t explain it clearly. Kadence also didn’t know what

to them, so she had to follow Peyton’s

during that time, Nolan asked one more question, “What

she dared not show

“Just a cold?”

Peytie’s health has

pretended to be so weak,

getting the answer he wanted, Nolan stood up and said, “If you’re interested,

was the real estate division of the Dalton Group. If she could work

Mr. Dalton

Kadence chased after

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