Chapter 190 - Farewell

Raymond

I buried myself in my new career plans, convincing myself that focusing on my work would help me escape the reality I wasn’t ready to face.

At the wedding, Noah had seemed on the brink of asking for a divorce—what else could she have wanted to talk about? Part of me was bracing for that final blow.

But to my surprise, she didn’t. Instead, she accepted my offer to give us some space.

I was relieved, but it wasn’t over. We hadn’t fixed anything—just put a bandage over a deep wound. The issues that had driven a wedge between us still lingered in the background, unresolved. I thought time apart would help. That giving each other room to breathe would somehow make everything better.

But when Noah said goodbye, something inside me cracked. A dull, numbing ache spread through me. The reality of my decision—to leave her, to walk away from our life together—finally hit home. This was it. There was no turning back now.

I stood there, watching her for a moment, searching for something—