Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Nadine couldn’t understand why Brad refused to go through with the divorce.

It didn’t make sense that he wouldn’t want to marry Jean when he loved her and cherished her as much.

as he would a precious porcelain doll.

At this rate, he would be doing her a disservice by not making an honest woman out of her,

Nadine had once foolishly believed that her dedication and loyalty could win Brad over. She thought she

could break through his walls and melt that frozen heart of his.

That was until she saw the way he treated Jean at the hospital.

Nadine realized then that she had been too naive. Brad did not love her, and her existence was nothing

more than a thom in his side.

Having come to terms with brutal reality, Nadine made up her mind to divorce Brad.

However, Brad threw her a curveball by getting angry at the mention of the divorce and refusing to go through with it. His reaction was maddening, to say the least.

Desperation seized Nadine as she demanded, “If you love her, marry her. Show her you mean it by choosing to spend the rest of your life with her. Wouldn’t you want that?”

She saw no point in tying herself to Brad now that she had accepted the truth. The more desperate she was to hold onto this relationship, the faster it slipped away.

It was time Nadine did them both a favor and freed them from this loveless marriage. They wo

happier that way.

Brad snorted and licked the corner of his lips.

both be

He eyed the ashen–faced woman before him scornfully as he drawled, “You’re good at spinning all this sensible bullshit, Nadine, but where was your voice of reason when you schemed to marry me?

“Don’t you think it’s too little and too late for you to tell me these things now? I wasted five years of my life on you! Do you expect me to forgive you just like that?”

All the blood had drained from Nadine’s face as she met his gaze. She was shivering like a half–drowned animal, her fear palpable.

And yet, the determination in her eyes did not waver as she stared at him.

Brad nearly scoffed at the absurdity of the situation. He had never been toyed around like this by a

woman before.

think so little of him that she presumed she could marry and divorce him on

and made her moan his name

not getting through to

wall, she straightened up and pulled down her dress, ready

bedroom.

a step when her knees gave out. She staggered and fell face–first

she thought she would break her nose on the floor, a strong arm reached around her

pulled her upright.

didn’t want to look at Brad’s perfectly chiseled face. She turned to look the other way as

“I don’t need your false

left her mouth, she couldn’t help the

stoic most of the time, and he was apathetic

with the divorce coupled with the way he had saved

was

to say something when his phone rang. He pulled it out and saw the name

Jean.

go of Nadine when he registered the caller ID

loving look in his eyes was too much for her to look at. Whatever warmth had coursed

and braced a hand against the

that moment, she

had not run far. She had been waiting for Brad to find her, but for some reason, he never

no choice but to swallow her pride and call

where are you?” Jean

the crack in her voice and clutched his

find you right now!”

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go

told Brad her address and said, “It’s cold here, Brad. I’m scared, and it’s raining. Can you hurry,

there. Don’t

a hurry

Nadine had only just turned

as she told herself to take a

in love behaved, and she certainly had never

and he couldn’t care less about

returned to the bedroom and began packing a

with

floor of Hamilton Estate,

bedroom was large enough to fit three people, but because Brad was usually here to occupy the space next to Nadine, it

were lying in an icy cellar.

the heater, the lower half

as though she had been sawed in two, and what little warmth provided by the

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