Chapter 6

The thought settled in her head as she made her way to the room. Giving it a deep thought, she returned his call.

"Hey," his rich voice reached her ears.

H... Hey. Uh... Mr. Harper, how're you....

"Nah, don't do that with me. We're past the whole formalities already, Sylvie."

She cleared her throat. "How did you get my contact?"

You're a business lady, Sylvie. Getting your contact shouldn't be so difficult."

Still, why was he calling? She thought their acquaintance would end at the bar.

"I was hoping I could buy you a drink tonight, he proposed.

Sylvie's brows furrowed. "Oh.. thank you. But I don't think that's necessary. I'm..."

"Come on.. Sylvie. Just one drink, I promise."

Sylvie was tempted to agree, but thinking of the child. She couldn't tell if alcohol would affect it or not. The other night, she had been too miserable give it a thought, but now, she wasn't sure she wanted to take any more.

Tm sorry, Westley, but I can't make it. I'm occupied with something," she said.

There was an echo of disappointment in Westley's sigh.

"Okay, then. Lunch, maybe?" He proposed

Til... think about it

Wait, was he forgetting she was married? How could he be asking her out on lunch?

There was no way she was giving it a thought. Besides, she was pregnant. There was no way shewas hanging out with a man while being pregnant for another.

After a few more pleasantries, the call ended.

persuasion from her father, Sylvie returned to

when she did, and Phoebe was in the living room, having

disdain

you been, huh? At some sick man's place?"

Phoebe being the one that convinced her to get married to Kage, she always held a grudge against Sylvie for manipulating Kage's grandfather for entangling her with

as

to meet your little boyfriends. Your marriage with my son

to walk away but couldn't. She turned

at my dad's place, mum. Unlike your son, I

snorted. Turning around, she ascended the

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the hallway leading to her room, She found Kage. He held a drunk in one hand, while the other held his

passed her a head-to-toe

of her defenses in her head. She wasn't going to let herself get scolded for taking a few days off the insane family. "Yeah, the blue one. It needs to be the latest model,"

the Lamborghini, I

her eyes. Obviously

phone before he brought it down it from his

He acknowledged, slipping

the way he appeared, he'd just

Sylvie narrowed

She walked past him.

to ignore them?" He asked, bringing her to a pause as

talk to you. Familiar with

face. It vanished as quickly as

wanna talk to you most of the time, Sylvie. So, the rare lucky times that I do,

lucky? What makes it lucky

Go do whatever you want. I don't even

words stung Sylvie. But she did a

you actually did care. Since when did people without

you wouldn't care either about your baby - she thought

a fucking stain to my name, Sylvie. I

as she

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