Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 54

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"Not really," he shrugged. Paul was just a good businessman. We ran a little deal years back, but it was strictly business, that was it. He knew my father."

He didn't sound suspicious in anyway. He answered so casually, like he didn't have anything up his sleeves.

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"So she dropped herself, balancing her anxiety by cutting through the beef. "You didn't talk to him or have any conflict. prior to his murder?

Kage chuckled, giving her a ridiculing look, "What are you, a detective?" He scoffed. "Detective Sylvie?"

She rolled her eyes, smiling and easing some of the tension

"Why are you asking these questions? Did anyone say something to you?"

Sylvie looked up at him. 'Is anyone supposed to say something to me?' she was tempted to ask, but she couldn't be stupid

about this

"Of course, not," she shook her head, lowering her gaze to her plate. "You know, since you were the president of the Group. I was thinking you'd know something something helpful." "Why are you this concerned about him? No offense, I know he's dead and I'm sad about it, but you didn't really know Paul. Did you?"

Kage

Sylvie

sighed. "I kind of knew him a little. He was a nice man. continued eating. Yeah, he was"

When they finished from She asked as she and Kage exited the restaurant. finished from the restaurant, Sylvie was so full, she almost believed she wouldn't need to eat for three days. But who was she kidding? In a couple of hours, she'd be hungry again.

"Can we go for a

"A walk? Why?"

do walks, Kage?"

safe to walk down a busy road with her at night, but he understood that Sylvie's life use to be that

standing outside his

unreal for a moment she being pregnant, taking a walk with the father of her babies like a normal couple. It was funny. And somehow, it hurt Sylvie that none of it could be real. You know you can stop trying to hide

her belly. "The bump. You always wearing oversized shirts and dresses to hide it. You don't need

her fault, but she was so nervous about it. What

he continued. "But it's already happened, Sylvic. How long do you think

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for! Soon, you won't even fit into

rubbing my nightmares in my face?" She

my kids are

You

I mean. Stop acting like the

"Well,

"Oh,

I sure would

your new family? Who knows, Lana might get pregnant in the first year of your

Her'

please! You can

Kage's face faded. "You need to quit talking about him

She

her eyes but didn't

warmth in her heart, she began to wonder why she'd never seen this part of Kage Returning to the house, Sylvie was surprised to find Lana in the living room.

watching a movie, but as soon as she saw them,

babe" She went to Kage, hugging

tore her gaze away

had his hands around her

Tried calling severally,

"Yeah, I was busy."