Chapter <b>8</b>


    Nadine was livid. Once she had reached the pinnacle of fear, it vanishedpletely.


    The worst–case scenario was divorce, and she had already brought it up. There was nothing left to fear.


    Determined, Nadine lifted her foot and kicked Brad’s leg. This damned marriage, sustained solely by herThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    perseverance, wasn’t worth it!.


    She didn’t care about the consequences at that moment. Divorce was the worst that could happen. Could


    Brad force her to divorce twice?


    Nadine put all her strength into that kick, and the crisp sound echoed in the air, instantly darkening Brad’s


    face.


    “Nadine, you deserve this!” Brad said.


    She spat out, unfiltered.I, “You jerk, this is rape! I’ll sue you for marital rape! Why don’t you just die? You damned pervert! Go see a therapist if you’re sick in the head<b>!</b>”


    Brad knew exactly how to make her hurt 30 minutester, Nadine felt numb all over. Her lips were


    swollen, her throat hoarse, and her eyes red.


    She couldn’t muster any more curses. She could only re hatefully at Brad who was still neatly dressed.


    “Brad, you should rot in hell!”


    Brad licked the inside of his mouth and gave her <b>a </b>suggestive smile. “Want to go for another round?”


    Nadine was instantly terrified and <b>dared </b>not speak out of turn again.


    After much thought, she spoke hoarsely, “Since you hate this marriage so much, let’s just end it.


    “I’ve figured it out. If you don’t like me or Sean, we’ll stay away from you. We won’t trouble you. I just want


    custody of Sean. Please.”


    The response Nadine received <b>was </b>a prolonged silence


    She looked at the neatly dressed man in front of her, then at her own disheveled appearance, and inexplicably, her nose began to tingle. Her eyes stung with difort.


    “I know you despise this marriage to the core. I don’t want to see you miserable anymore. I want to see you happy. Consider it a favor to yourself, okay?”


    As Nadine spoke, tears streamed down uncontrobly


    Brad looked <b>at </b>Nadine before him, now a wreck, and felt suffocated. She seemed different from before.


    In over five years of marriage, Nadine had always smiled at him, never shedding a tear. 1


    Encountering her sorrowful gaze now, Brad felt inexplicably irritated. He lit a cigarette.


    Standing opposite her, he watched her through the drifting smoke. Why would she ruin a good life suddenly by mentioning divorce? Was it just because her old lover returned?


    “Because of Tyler?” “Brad couldn’t think of any other reason apart from this.


    <b>Nadine </b>just wanted to quickly end this miserable marrage <b>and </b>was toozy to push further. “If you think


    so, then yes.”


    The next moment, Nadine felt a chill on her neck. Brad’s ice–cold hand gripped her slender neck. He didn’t make any


    further moves, just traced his fingers along her neck, inching over her smooth skin.


    Then, Brad suddenly tightened his grip and seized her slender neck. Even without exerting much force, Nadine felt it hard to breathe.


    Brad tightened his grip on her neck, leaning in menacingly. “Forget about it! If I hear one more word about. divorce from you, you’ll be collecting Tyler’s corpse!”


    Nadine wanted to cheat on him?! It depended on whether she had the guts!


    After extinguishing the <b>cigarette </b>butt in his <b>hand</b><b>, </b>Brad fucked <b>Nadine </b>once again without giving her a


    chance to catch her breath.


    Time became unbearably long. For Nadine, each second felt like a year. Her throat was so hoarse that she couldn’t speak, no matter how hard she tried. She could only re resentfully at Brad.


    Nadine was like a cold puppet with her eyes drowning in sadness. Brad saw <b>the </b>destion and emptiness in her <b>eyes </b>and removed the handkerchief from her wrist. He threw it at her face.


    “If you even think about going to find Tyler, you’d better be prepared to collect his corpse!” With that, Brad


    walked away.


    As soon as he left, Nadine copsed on the ground. Silently dressing herself, she sat on the cold cement floor, crying in agony. How did she let herself be like this?


    Sean had a viral cold, so he recovered quickly. Coupled with his liveliness, Nadinepleted the discharge procedures for Sean after staying in the hospital for two days.


    When they were discharged, Sean wanted to say “goodbye” to Tyler, but for some reason, he didn’t see him. Nadine waited outside <b>his </b>office for a while but didn’t see him, so she took Sean back to the


    Hamilton Estate.


    It waste autumn, and the sycamore trees leaves along the road had turned yellow, adding a touch of


    brilliance to the city.


    The Hamilton Estate was located in a famous area in the east of the city. It was surrounded by mountains.


    When the taxi stopped in front of the Hamilton Estate gate, Nadine got off with Sean.


    The housekeeper approached and took the things from her hand. “Mrs. Hamilton, wee back. Pass


    me the things.


    Nadine smiled at her and said, “Thank you,” before handing over the items,


    As soon as they entered the door, they saw three women sitting on the couch in the living room. Evelyn


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    Middleton, Jean, and Nadine’s sister–inw, Gigi Hamilton.


    The three were chatting animatedly, seemingly happy. Especially Evelyn, who held Jean’s hand with a warm smile, as if Jean were her daughter–inw.


    They noticed Nadine <b>and </b>Sean entering and froze. Nadine felt that she had arrived at the wrong time to disrupt this “family reunion“.


    But Nadine still politely greeted Evelyn.


    Evelyn adjusted her shawl, her smile gradually fading. “How can you even call yourself a mother?


    “You don’t work, you don’t do any household chores, and yet you can’t even take care of Sean properly. He’s always getting sick. What kind of mother are you?”


    The words and the undertone all pointed toward ming Nadine. The look in Evelyn’s eyes, when she


    nced at Nadine, was filled with disgust. It mirrored Brad’s gaze toward her.


    Gigi chimed in, backing up Evelyn, “Nadine, my mom’s right. You don’t work, you don’t do housework, and


    you still can’t take good care of Sean.


    “You’re useless. If you can’t take care of your own child, then don’t even try! There are plenty of people who can do it better than you.”


    The two insulted Nadine, evidently aiming to embarrass her.


    Though still young, Sean had already learned to read people’s expressions. Sensing Evelyn’s disapproval, he quickly jumped to Nadine’s defense. “Grandma, it’s just a viral cold. Viruses are invisible. You <b>can’t</b>


    me Mommy for that!”