Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 61

As Sylvie and Kage left for work the following morning, she found him unusually cold. He wasn't looking at her face ams barely talked to her. He didn't look anything like the guy she'd cried to the previous day- the same one that'd offered her a drink, showed concern. He looked as though, they've been strangers for quite sometime... The few times she tried starting a conversation, he answered casually and let it run cold. Eventually, she got tired mad stopped trying.

It shouldn't bother her if he was being cold or not. But perhaps, she just missed the old him a little.

Hours later, Sylvie checked for Kage in his office. They were supposed to go out for a meeting, it's been more than thirty minutes already, and he still hadn't reached out to her. Nefther had he called or demanded anything of her that morning. It was strange. Reaching his office, his secretary told him he'd stepped out.

"Oh, do you know if he'll be back soon?" She asked, glancing at her wristwatch.

"Sorry, I don I don't. But it's been a while now since he left. Probably, he should be back soon." Bobbing her head, Sylvie returned to to her

She tried calling, but her wouldn't take his ice and waited. But an hour later, Kage was still not back. The meeting was important. Even if he had plans of cancelling it, shouldn't he have told her about it at least?

calls.

Kage had been in the office when he got a call from Lana, crying and asking him to come over. She was at her parent's mansion, so he had to hurry over, thinking something must've happened with the baby. But when he reached there, the baby was fine. Turned out she had a bad dream that she lost the child and was scared.

On a normal day, Kage would've lost it on her for pulling him out of the office over a mere dream, but he concluded it had to do with the hormones, and the last thing he wanted was act uncaring in times like this. he stayed

So, he

I with her like she pleaded, keeping her company and assuring her that everything would be fine.

"Thank you for coming over, Kage," she spoke softly, her head on his chest as he cradled her. "I know you're busy, but I just.... I'm scared of doing this on my own.

It's

know, I really can't wait for the wedding. When we finally married and

He said nothing.

you stay around while I sleep? I'd love to spend

nodded, kissing her forehead. Her

woman's wish of staying behind. But somehow, when Lana's

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in the living room with her, barely touching his pop and drinks, and definitely not paying any attention to the movie. Instead, his mind dragged him to a certain lady, someone he wished he didn't have to

only Marilyn was around, she'd have known what to do. She was always so good

his lips at the memories of her. He pushed them

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back to the office, but because he didn't take any of

she was in the garage, heading toward her car when someone

hastening her steps. "We've been waiting for

ignore them, hurrying to her car. She dipped her hand into her bag, frantically searching

- gripped her wrist, stopping her movement. "Why are you in such a hurry? Isn't

wished she could really be away. "Please, 1...1 don't want any trouble. I just wanna leave. "Go home to my

closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. Her heart twisted in painful knots as she remembered what they said

the look of things, you're still carrying those b**rds around. Did you consider our words a joke to you, Sylvie? You thought busy people like us would come together

daughter of a whore!" Elizabeth stepped closer. "We're warning you." "Stop c The

at them,

looked at teach other

and laughed, then, the