The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 201

"York, are you still drunk?"

Madeline looked at him in total bewilderment.

"This situation is making your family miserable. You're smart enough to see that."

York scoffed.

"They'll never be happy with anything I do."

Madeline was speechless.

She genuinely felt the need to call a doctor to check if York had been prescribed the wrong medication.

She paused for a moment.

"York, dragging this out is bad for both of us. What's the point?"

"Can't you see it? Dealing with your family's constant drama exhausts me."

"Can't you see it, Madeline?"

"I don't want a divorce right now."

York looked up at her, his voice slow and deliberate.

"It hasn't even been six months since you returned, and you've taken on so many projects. A divorce right now would be a PR nightmare for you."

Madeline stared at him, still not understanding, and finally voiced the question that had been eating at her.

"What is the point of two people who don't love each other staying tied together in a marriage just to torture each other?"

"With your status, you could have anyone you want."

She truly did not understand him.

Perhaps she had tried to at one point, perhaps she had struggled, wavered, and weighed the pros and cons, but in the end, she didn't want to continue this marriage.

She no longer blamed him for the sudden two-year cold war, nor did she hold his past favoritism against him.

She had let go of so much. Looking back now, it just felt like a distant memory.

Dr. West had told her that being near York triggered her emotional instability and worsened her condition. That incident in the car had nearly undone two years of therapy.

Being near this man brought nothing but pain.

She could tell he wasn't happy either. What was the point of two miserable people endlessly arguing just to inflict more damage?

"You're right. With my status, if I just gave the word, women would line up to marry me."