Chapter 11 Chapter 11 You're Everything to Him
Alwyn decided to start the first phase of chemotherapy the day after tomorrow before Peyton's condition could take a turn for the worse. There were many side effects of chemotherapyIt would cause hair loss, and the patient would be extremely weak during the first two weeks after chemotherapySo Peyton needed to sort out other things beforehand. Kason showed no signs of waking upFortunately, Peyton could afford the medical billsThen she paid the bills and went home. The place was intended for Nolan and Peyton after the weddingBut now she was moving out soonShe was afraid that she would not have the energy to move to a new place after chemotherapy, so she called a mover. Her bestie Kadence Fletcher came in a hurryKadence was wearing a suit and high heels, carrying a handbag and some doughnuts. Peyton could hear her voice from a distance. "Babe, you're finally out of your misery! Today I just got the commission for the properties I sold last monthLet me take you to Dark Horse Club tonight! We'll have a good time! Plenty of men for us to pick up." Kadence flew abroad to see her boyfriend a few days ago, so she had no idea that Peyton was very ill
She just figured that Peyton had just made up her mind to get a divorce.
Peyton smiled, "I'm afraid if your sweetheart finds out about our visit to the club, he's going to have to fly in tonight to kick my ass."
"Alas, damn him! I flew all the way there to give him a surpriseGuess what I found outHe took my hard-earned money to please another womanFuck!"
Kadence swore and criedShe blamed the distance for the end of the relationship.
Peyton would like to comfort her, but no words came outPeyton just felt she was in no position to do that, thinking, "How can I manage to comfort others since my marriage is a mess?"
"I thought you wouldn't let him off so easily."
Kadence sat Peyton down on the verge of the garden bed and shared the doughnuts with herKadence was munching as if she didn't care anymore.
"Maybe I've been used to the distance, so I could make my peace with all those bad thingsOr maybe I saw that coming long agoIf a man doesn't love you anymore, you can't make him."
Kadence looked at the misty sky and continued, "He used to come halfway around the world just to spend Valentine's Day with me even though he only had a few days off
He hasn't been back in three years.
"He never forgot to say good morning to me before he went to bed, until about one year ago, when we chatted less on the phoneAt first, I thought he was busy with all that PhD stuffTo support him financially, I took a part-time job at an estate agency before I graduated from college, and I became a bootlickerI worked so hard and bought the place for him there.
"Peytie, you know what? There is just way too much drama in this relationshipI thought I would go mad, but I found it hilarious when I saw him wearing the underpants I had sent him."
Kadence was laughing while tears kept falling on the doughnut in her hand. "I even refused to buy a Starbucks coffee for myselfI went to a prestigious med school, but I was always running around for more property deals and gave my money to an ingrateMaybe I paid for their condoms."
Peyton hugged her and said, "Don't cryHe doesn't deserve you."
"No, he doesn'tI was impressed when I caught him cheating
I was calm, sat down and lit a cigarette, and began to do the mathI told him how much he owes meFortunately, I was careful to put the property in my nameThat night I told him to get out with that bitch."
Peyton was surprised at Kadence's determination. "Did he listen to you?"
"Of course notMy requests scared himHe knelt and begged for my forgivenessHe was all crying and beggingI looked at him and thought I was so stupid to fall in love with this piece of shitI stayed there for a few more days, sold the place, and broke up with him."
Kadence wiped the tears from her face. "Peytie, we're no longer teenage girls who would love a man at all costsWe can't have everythingA year ago, I told you to get a divorce, but you said noI'm so happy that you've finally got your head around itNolan is super rich, so you have got money to burnEnjoy it!"
Kadence took the last bite of the doughnut and cheered up a bit. "Think about itAlthough you've lost the man you love, you can get yourself a dozen handsome guys with his money
Isn't that wonderful?"
Peyton gave an awkward smile. "Well, to be honest, I only got 1.6 million dollars from Nolan."
"What? That cheating piece of shit only gave you 1.6 million dollars?" Kadence asked in disbelief.
"He used to be very generous to youWhy is he so stingy this time? He has money to burn."
Peyton didn't explain much and just said, "You're everything to him only when he loves youDon't talk about himI asked you here to help me move."
"OKI'll treat you after we're done hereWe'll have a good dinner tonight."
Peyton smiled, "Good!"
Nolan was the mastermind behind the interior decoration of this house, so Peyton didn't take many things with herShe packed up her belongings.
Peyton looked at the wedding photos hanging on the wallIn those photos, she smiled sweetly, and Nolan, who was unsmiling most of the time, actually had a smile on his lips when he was holding her waist.
Kadence got mad when she saw Nolan in the photos. "What are you going to do with these photos? Sell them to a junk dealer
Maybe you can get a few dollarsOr just burn them."
Peyton shook her head. "No, half of them belong to me."
Peyton had all the photos taken out of frames and herself cut out of those photosThen they were put back.
She wished she could take the baby's room with herThe design was her idea, and Nolan picked all the stuff in the roomPeyton didn't want Helena's kid to have it.
The room was there for a whole yearShe only moved the crib and then told others to tear down other decorations.
Peyton and Nolan had spent hundreds of days and nights building this warm and nice room, and it was all gone in just a few hours.
Standing in the doorway of the villa, she recalled how happy she was on her first visit hereShe started crying, wondering, "Where is that joyous smile?"
At that time, she didn't expect that Nolan and her would end up here.
Peyton took one last look at the door, as if to say goodbye to the past her, and left calmly without looking back again.
Peyton walked up to Kadence and said, "Let's go to the barbershop."
Kadence patted her shoulder and responded with vigor, "Yeah! New hairstyle and new life
Let's move on! I'm going to get a pink, girly hairstyleWhat about you?"
Peyton didn't think and said, "A short haircut."
"Short hair, long hairYou look gorgeous anywayBut I think it is better not to be too short, or you'll regret it later."
Kadence didn't know that Peyton wanted a short haircut just because of the coming chemotherapy.
Peyton smiled gently, "No, I won't."