Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter

15

"Is there a problem?" That rich but cold familiar voice hit them.

He was behind her. Sylvie shivered a little but didn't turn in a hurry needed to get rid of the tears on her face.

as she

"Ah! Of course, not," Lancelot chuckled, withdrawing his hand from her hair.

"Your wife and I were just talking. Ex-wife, actually. Told you we had unfinished business."

Sylvie's brows furrowed in surprise as she looked at him. What the hell!? What did he say to Kage?

Her face cleaned up, she turned to Kage who had his hands in his short pockets. His gaze lingered on her, as hers did on him.

Saying nothing, she grabbed her luggage and walked away.

Kage went after her, catching up with her ont the staircase.

"Hey. What is going on between you two?" He stopped her and asked.

"Nothing you should concern yourself with, she rolled her eyes,

She tried to move, but be got in her way.

Tm serious," he insisted.

Sylvie scoffed. "Now, why do you care?"

"I don't. I just hate it when I'm kept in the dark in my house,

It isn't exactly your house. Your family lives here Sylvie had almost blurted out, then she remembered his grandfather had also willed the mansion to him.

So, Kage could chose to send everyone out if he wanted. He was the legal owner.

She sighed. "Just get out of the way, Kage. I'm not in the mood for this."

She tried moving again, but he didn't bulge. Then, her anger rose as she looked at the staircase.

"The last time we were on a staircase, it didn't end so well, Kage. You might not have remembered what happened on Ninth August, but six weeks ago isn't too far behind to forget, is it?" Kage's countenance dropped. A few seconds passed, and he moved aside.

Sylvie took some steps before pausing to speak to him again.

yourself

Sylvie chomped down on her inner cheeks to

out on him.

didn't apologize for the loss

jerk I've ever met, she

balcony and watched as Westley helped Sylvie into the car. He tried not to feel anything, but it was impossible.

on the railings tightened as he watched them drive

Chapter 13

to sleep that night, memories from the past

ago, the year she

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his relances. It

Lancelot and some other boys had been the school bullies. They tried to pick on Sylvie, but she

backed off. Kage didn't and continued picking on Sylvie. There was a couple of times

It made them enemies.

to disvirgin her since she had been approaching her sixteenth birthday, but it didn't last. In addition, he had a

words and Sylvie found herself being attracted to

virginity, making love

enraged when he found out about it, and his hatred

one to disvirgin her. He'd started acting nice, but it was to late. She had already been attracted to Lancelot. But that

to really hurt her. It was too much, Sylvie couldn't even get back

her up, making others hate her. It became unbearable. Until Lancelot offered to help her

known Lancelot didn't care for her and was only using her as a means to achieve his purpose. Kage didn't know what

forever.

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as she made her way

night, and that morning, she had

company.

that morning, but there was so much more she wanted to have. It

from, the receptionist sprang to her feet with a warm

Hawkins told me to attend to

"Thank you."

way, the lady led her to a huge, well-arranged office. The front walls of it was the transparent glass type, giving her a

be assisting you with whatever you need during your time here. My desk is just outside your office. I hope we can get along the lady said after taking her through the office. Thank you, Atty. I

she started for the door. She was about stepping

beautiful, by the way. Has

crept up Sylvie's cheeks. She'd always known she was exceptionally beautiful, but she'd been scared that being pregnant might take away some of that. Thankfully, it wasn't happening just yet.

reached for her bag,

snacks she'd