Sometimes, Nadine found herself believing that Brad's brain was damaged in some way or another.
The moment she signed her name on the divorce agreement, she had already regarded him as a stranger.
If Brad liked Jean so much, he should be trying to marry her happily, right? So why was he still bothering Nadine?
There had to be something wrong with him.
Brad smiled bitterly when faced with Nadine's indifference. "What do you mean? You're still Mrs. Hamilton. We have not divorced yet!"
In truth, he didn't know what else to do with the current Nadine.
He didn't know how to make her see him in another light, and he was clueless about how he'd make her go back to him. It was like all his efforts were in vain. No matter what he did, it was all for nothing.
He couldn't even find a way to interact with Nadine peacefully.
Nadine, on the other hand, felt mentally drained when she looked at the man she was once in love with.
Suppressing her anger, she said, "Brad, in the six years that we were married, you never once appeared on my birthday, you were gone during celebrations, and you didn't even come to me on Valentine's Day. There were no gifts from you, and you were absent on important occasions. So why would I keep staying by your side?
"What right do you have to mess with me like this? Did you think I would always remain rooted in the same spot, waiting for you?"
Only Nadine knew what kind of pain she had gone through with every disappointment she faced because of him.
She could finally let go of the painful memories, so why did she have to be reminded of them now?
Brad opened his mouth, but not a single word came out. When he looked at Nadine, his eyes were filled with guilt and a deep sense of sorrow.
Nadine stared directly into his eyes and calmly added, "Did you know? In the past six years, the pain I suffered eventually diminished all my hopes and passion. I lived on the edge of numbing hurt all the damn time. It's like I couldn't let myself fall but at the same time, I was tied up here.
"That's a type of pain you will never be able to understand. So please, just leave me alone, okay?
"Every time I see you, the pain resurfaces. I don't want the tiny bit of courage I finally regained to be destroyed by you once more.
"I've already made peace with myself, admitting that I'm powerless when it comes to making you love me. I admit that I have no control over fate, and I accept that there's no future for us anymore. Please, just live your life and stop interfering with mine, okay?"
Finally, she said, "Brad, this is the last bit of kindness I can offer because of our marriage. Please, just leave me alone. Can you do that?"
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This book is dragging 😩...