Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 69

Chapter 71

She turned with a slight startle, and her breath caught in her throat when she indeed found him approaching.

"Hey," het tipped his head at her.

"Hi, Kage." She hoped there was no tremor in her voice.

She turned away, returning her gaze to the expanse below. Only this time, she couldn't focus. What was he doing there?

Kage stood beside side her, staring into the night sky. "How are we doing?"

It took her a moment to realize what he meant. Heat flooded her cheeks as she glanced down at her belly. What she had on was a black crop top. Her bump was totally exposed. The bump was growing round. "Fine, I guess.

She shrugged.

He nodded. "If you need anything, anything at all, you know you're to-"

"I know," she cut in, rolling her eyes.

Silence stretched I between them. Sylvie became so uncomfortable she couldn't breathe anymore.

She turned away to leave. Kage grabbed her wrist. God, he needed to stop doing that. Each time he held her like that, it was as though her entire skin was freezing.

"Where are you going?" he gently asked.

She stared down at his hand holding hers. It took her a minute to get her composure back on. "Uh... inside? Where else would I be going?" She gulped hard after trying to answer bravely. just got

"But I

Buve

here."

She tried walking away, thinking he'd let her

to look at

she didn't want to see. "About what I said the other night," he started slowly, his fingers moving across her hand. "Have you thought about it?" Sylvie scoffed, almost snapping. "Are you serious?

Kage Hawkins. I don't need to play anyone. If I need someone or don't, I let

"Lana is pregnant for you. You two are engaged! Why would you even want to do that to her? You expect me to be cool with that?" "Lana and I and I have been friends since childhood." He spread his arms in frustration. "That is all she's always been-a

next question. "So.... you're

Chapter 71

was silence. Rage-looked

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Kage. And there's never been a time we came close to even being friends. Okay, maybe a couple of times. But mostly, you've been an **. And I'm not exempting myself-I know I've

I hope you don't blame

away, close to

years a sago, I

Kage's words halted her. She remained standing with her back to him, not turning

school, and she was really pretty. She was the prettiest girl I'd ever seen. I wanted her. But back then, I was a bully and didn't know much about pleasing a woman. So, I went to her the only way I knew-by trying to intimidate her. I thought maybe, if

a long game, one that didn't end well for me. And one day, she chose my cousin over me. She let him

was ever heartbroken. I tried to hate her, tried to hurt her even more. But

break, like his next

was forced to turn around, her

"I asked

gasp. Her eyes were wide open, like they could swallow a building, and her heart beat so rapidly, she feared it'd burst out from

chest.

No. No. He couldn't be serious.

getting him to do that. I knew with her in the way of my inheritance, I'd be forced to comply, and even my family wouldn't object. I was crazy, but I really wanted own this girl, even

us. But even in marriage, we were still enemies. As a matter

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