Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 47

He led Sylvie out of the house until they were inside his car. He asked his driver to step out while he talked to her. "Hey are you alright?" He asked, his voice laced with real concer

She shook her head negatively, not wanting to lie as usual. How could she be fine after that?

She stared sadly at her laps, fiddling with her nails as she wept, recalling the betrayal and all the harsh words they'd said. She was thirteen when her mother died. Her parents had been divorced before then, and though, her father tried to hide the truth from her since she was little, she still overheard him through little whispers and phone calls. The news hadn't circulated a lot back then, so Sylvic didn't have a hard time being bullied by it. But now, hearing it again after all these years reopened healing wounds.

I'm sorry" Kage sighed. He didn't know what exactly happened, but he knew Sylvie to be a strong woman. Words hardly ever got to her, and even if they did, she hardly showed it. So, for her to cry this much, he knew his family must have said really hurtful things to her. Very bad things. Seeing her cry this much hurt him, strangely,

Sylvie didn't know which was more surprising - Kage standing up for her, or him actually apologizing. It was the first time he was ever apologizing to her - ever.

He pulled her into himself, offering her some comfort while she cried in his shoulders.

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Kage had taken her back to her lodge, but after much conviction, she agreed to move back to the house the next day.

She was still scared a

I scared about Paul's death, but she figured if Kage really had anything to do with ur, and she wanted to help. she'd have to stay close to him. Westley was surprised he visited her in her lodge that night and learned she was moving back with

news, but there wasn't much he could do to convince her.

Kage. He didn't like the

Lana, on the other hand, was skeptical when Kage had asked her to come over to the house. These days, he was always so busy, he hardly ever called her over himself. But this, she didn't feel good.

She knew what had gone down at the Hawkins mansion. Of course, it was her doing, but she also heard it didn't completely end well as Kage had come in and defended her. That was a plan ruiner. Now, he was calling for her. "Hey, babe. How're y you

doing? She smiled as she approached him at the wine counter where he sat.

with his back

He sat With

her, and he didn't bother turning to her. But when she got close and touched him- placed a

she withdrew her hand.

he turned to face her. The look in his eyes almost made

His tone was as hard as

went further. "Tell my family about

also gotten to know she was pregnant with multiple babies. The reveal had left her

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the right time. He knew what their reactions would be and he could imagine the manner with which Lana had told them about it for them to had reacted the way they did. Lana scoffed. "What're you talking about, Kage? 1.."

He threw his glass on the

Lana

looked at the broken glass on the floor, and at Kage. "Kage..." "You think Sylvie's ruining our relationship? So,

feared he'd lay his hands on

eyes released tears as she shuffled away

t makes you think

flared. "Don't you know Sylvie being pregnant

did you do

realized if she

asked a question," his voice

sorry," she whimpered. "I just... I didn't think they'd get angry about it, Kage. I simply wanted them to know what

spit out fire. "Why?

His eyes looked like

turning to the table to pour

Now, she wasn't having a

chuckled, taking back his seat as he drank from his glass.

steps towards him.. God, she really

He w

There

while, simply drinking from his glass. Then, he

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something shattering, but