Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 73

Lana walked into the bar, meeting up with Lancelot at the quiet spot where they'd agreed to meet.

She looked around, and thankfully, there were no familiar faces.

Her hands were clammy with sweat. It was the third day-Lancelot's given deadline to reveal the truth to Kage. Lana had been restless ever since.

When

she called to meet up with him, she was grateful he even agreed to show up at all.

"Hey,

Lani." He i." He gave her a head-to-toe stare, "You look good. Is it the baby hormones?"

Lana's stomach recoiled with disgust. She hated the guy and hated herself for having anything to do with him. She really didn't know who the father of the child was yet, but she hoped to God it wasn't his. t be here for long," she kept her gaze low.

"Good. Because I actually have somewhere else to be. I'm meeting with a woman." He flashed a flirty smile.

Lana almost rolled her eyes. He could h*** up with all the ladies in the world if only that would get him off her back.

I've told

So, I don't think y you've

Lana was silent. her heart thage about it yet. He drank from his bottle. "Otherwise, he'd have reached out to me by now. Man has a bad temper, you know

s silent, her heart threatening to burst out from her chest.

"I need your voice, Lana. I didn't agree to come here just so you could watch me drink. I'd rather have someone like... Sylvie to do that. After all, her face is prettier than yours."

him, hard. How dare

her

see how this

and placating. "I'm getting married this weekend, Lancelot. I've... I've waited for this my whole life and finally, it's happening." She shook her head. "If I lose this, if I lose Kage, it'll kill me." "All I'm asking is for you to be patient with me," she locked eyes with him. "I promise you, when I put to bed, we'll

sit well with me.'" eyes

Lana's

Kage!? So what if I wait, and the baby turns out

out months later that you had deceived him with someone else's child. The marriage will still be ruined, anyway, and your

Who knows? He might just decide to go ahead with the wedding. So, when the child turns out not to be his in the marriage, he

withdrew his hand, taking up his bottle instead. "Besides, something deep in my gut tells me that

Chapter 73

wrong." He winked at her, chuckling as he drank from the

guy. Hated what he was doing to her.

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was going to call it off-she

facing him. "What do you want?" Her voice was lower now, like she was saying a

Lancelot laughed. Hard.

family 'cause we're rich. A member of the Hawkins, remember? There's no amount of money or material thing you could possibly give me in the world that would be new to me." Fear wrapped its icy fingers around Lana's

"Lancelot, please..."

"Fine." He

I totally understand. You can't do

Lana's hope fluttered.

Hot

to Kage now, and tell

his hand, keeping it low enough