NovelEnglishChapter 823 Chapter 823 Truthfully, Nadine hadn't intended to add that last part. But, to make it crystal clear that she wasn't interested in Brad and that she had only cafter him out of concern for Sean, she decided to be honest.
Since their divorce, Brad had been showing up in her life far too often, clinging to her in ways she neither wanted nor welcomed. As her words sank in, she noticed the hope in Brad's eyes gradually fade, leaving behind only a hollow, desolate gray.
At that moment, her heart ached, but she held it in and didn't give him any false hope. Then, she turned her face away, refusing to meet his gaze.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBrad looked at the cold, indifferent woman and suddenly remembered something that had happened in the second year of their marriage. It had been a summer night, and Nadine had cdown with a fever. The viral flu left her body aching, shivering with chills, and coughing. Even the slightest breeze rattled her bones.
Nadine had laid in bed and switched off the air conditioner. Brad, however, hated the heat. He would shower at the first drop of perspiration.
After returning hfrom work and realizing that the air conditioner wasn't switched on, he turned it back to full blast without a second thought. After his shower, he emerged to find the cooling system turned off again. Irritated, he didn't give a damn about Nadine's well-being and turned it back on again.
Nadine, who lay in bed, pleaded with him, "Could you turn off the air conditioning? Or maybe use the air conditioner in another room?" Brad scoffed and immediately lowered the temperature further. "Why don't you go to another room instead?" he asked apathetically.
He would never forget the look in her eyes-a chilling emptiness, a defeated gray that swallowed any remaining light. There had been countless moments like that. That night was just one of many.
Looking back, he remembered how coldly he had treated Nadine, and all his anger seemed to disappear. Nadine hadn't completely shut him out. At the very least, she had cto find him. Compared to all the ways he'd hurt her, what she was doing now seemed almost generous.
Despite being deeply disappointed, he couldn't bring himself to hate her. He swallowed the bitterness in hisz throat and eventually said, "I'll assthat you still care about me, then! With that, he grabbed her wrist and started leading her back toward the hotel.
"Jack's replacement, huh? Nadine Scott, one day, you'll definitely get down on your knees and apologize to me!" he thought.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCompared to the bustling Janctera City, life in Pittsbrew moved at a much slower pace. Here, people didn't start work until after 9:30 am and wrapped up their days by 5:00 pm.
Nadine accompanied Sebastian to the conference the next day.
Everyone there was more experienced than her, and as a
beginner, she had nothing to do but The content is on Ex.com! listen carefully, take notes, and absorb everything she could.
It was overwhelming but rewarding. She had to admit, Sebastian had put a lot of thought into bringing her here.
The conference was split into two sessions-one in the morning of the first day and another on the next. This meant that after lunch, the rest of the day was entirely hers.
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