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.

know you never apologized for that night, right? You forced yourself on me, Kage.

on her inner cheeks to prevent her from uttering the angry words she wanted

out on him.

apologize for

the biggest jerk I've ever met, she muttered, turned around

car. He tried not to feel anything, but

railings tightened as he

Chapter 13

from the past tormenting

ago, the year she had committed her

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high school herself, her sisters, Kage, Lancelot and some of his relances. It was one of the

some other boys had been the school bullies. They tried to pick on Sylvie, but she was stubborn and always got back at

off. Kage didn't and continued picking on Sylvie. There was a couple of times it got them into trouble and led

It made them enemies.

couldn't tell if he actually liked her or had only wanted to be the one to disvirgin her since she had been approaching her sixteenth birthday, but it didn't last. In addition, he had a girlfriend and clearly wante Then, one day, they'd gone on a

was sweet with words and Sylvie

took her virginity, making love to her in a way she

out about it, and his

started acting nice, but it was to late. She had already been attracted to Lancelot. But that was before

her. It was too much, Sylvie couldn't

It became unbearable. Until Lancelot offered to help her get her revenge, and that

using her as a means to achieve his purpose. Kage didn't know

forever.

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made her way into Fluxpoint, one of

and that morning, she had to wake up early enough to

company.

coffee that morning, but there was so much more she wanted to

be working from, the receptionist sprang to her feet with a warm smile the moment she saw her. Sylvie could feel the eyes of the other

to Fluxpoint. Mr. Hawkins told me

"Thank you."

front walls of it was the transparent glass type, giving her a view of

outside your office. I hope we can get along the lady said after taking her through the office. Thank you, Atty. I

She was about stepping out when she paused and glanced at

the way.

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

reached

she'd come