Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 80

For one week, Kage was unreachable by his family. He remained in the apartment with Sylvie where they bonded better than before.

Sylvie had so much fun with him, she wished it could last forever.

But by the end of the week, he finally went home.

He walked into his family's mansion where they all waited for him in the living room. He'd already informed them of his coming, and like hungry wolves, they'd been waiting for his arrival. "Kage," Sam began, his deep voice laced with simmering anger, "Where on earth have you been!? Do you realize how worried you left us? How can you ignore us all these..."

"I needed to be alone," he cut in, taking a seat on the couch.

They scoffed at his nonchalant attitude.

"Were you even thinking at all?" Elizabeth snapped, leaning forward. "You've disgraced us all! Do you have any idea what this has cost us?"

"What exactly?" Kage glanced at her. "The company's not suffering any loss, is it?"

Fortunately, it didn't. Fluxpoint had gotten to a point where such matters hardly affected it.

But it didn't stop people from talking.

"Kage, what

you

did was wrong. You abandoned

your fiancée at the altar like she

was some disposable-"

"She was disposable," Kage cut in coolly, his voice calm but unyielding. "I won't marry someone I don't want to spend the rest of my

life with. Is that so hard to understand?"

"Yes, it is," Griffin interjected sharply, rising from his seat. "You made a promise, Kage. To Lana and to this family. Breaking it like this-publicly-is unacceptable."

Kage's gaze swept over each of them, calm and composed, as if their anger were no more than a slight annoyance. Then his eyes settled on his mother who had been silent so far.

When she spoke, her voice was soft, but there was steel beneath the surface. "Fix it, Kage. "You're the heir to this family. It's your duty to maintain the legacy your grandfather built. You need to make this right.". "Make it right?" He scoffed. "What does that even mean, Mother? You want me to go crawling back to Lana? Beg her to take me back so I can spend the rest of my life in another loveless, miserable relationship?" "Yes! Because it's the right thing to..."

"Look, I didn't come here for this, and I'm done with this conversation!" He stood up. "But you must know, I need you to stay away from Sylvie and her father." He directed his gaze to his aunts and uncles. "know what happened. I know you threatened her into leaving me. But what you did the last time, it's definitely going to be the last thing you ever do to her."

Phoebe scoffed. "What're you talking ab-"

"Don't try to play dumb with me. I know what happened, and the only reason I'm letting it go is because we're family. But I wouldn't tolerate it again, mum. From you or anyone else. Stay away from Sylvie."

He started towards the door. They all watched in shock.

11:38 Sat, Oct 12 t Bu.

Chapter 80

after

**********

entrance. He hated waiting. If it wasn't for how important this meeting

patience was

84%

handful of people, and when

She approached him.

into the chair opposite him. Her voice was steady, but he caught the faint

over her chest, her chin tilted slightly upward, as if bracing herself for whatever came next. "I was surprised when

see the toll the last few days had taken on her-could see it in the slight hollowness of her cheeks, the tension lining her shoulders. She'd been through hell, and

better she didn't get into a loveless marriage with him where she might constantly feel alone and get her feelings

everything, Kage, I think I deserve a hell of a lot more

know. You deserve an explanation. I'm sorry for how I ended things. I shouldn't have done it the way I

altar in front of our families

to end it, Lana. I can't marry

spill over. "Why?" she whispered, her voice barely audible. "Why now? Why this way? We were supposed to be a family,

closed his eyes and sighed. "I know, and I promise, I'll be a good father to our child. I'll make sure you both have

breath hitched, and for a moment, she seemed to sway, as if the weight of his words were

with wide, desperate eyes, searching his face for something-anything-that

there was none.

her voice breaking. "Is it because of

looking away. But the silence that stretched

because of her. After everything I've done, everything I've put up with... it's her?"

her hands down on the table. Heads turned in their direction, but she didn't seem

Sat, Oct

Chapter 80

884%

45

rose, raw and full of pain. "You don't get to walk away from me like this, Kage. Not for her. I've gone through so much -"the bitter memories of all she and her mother had done to secure Kage flashed through her mind. "-So much to be with you. You can't just

about Sylvie," he lied. "It's about us. This isn't what

up. "I'm sorry, Lana, but this

to anyone, but in this case, he

a desperate, pleading grip. "Please,

pried her fingers from his arm. "There is no us. I'm

out of the café

depths of her soul. She sank

sympathetic or uncomfortable, but she

the utter devastation of losing the man she'd

&

she endured being his friend while hoping he notices her feelings some day. She had to endure him

now, just when she thought things were finally turning in her favour, the witch had to step in

let it end like this. She couldn't be the loser. Kage was always meant

**********

his apartment where he instructed his security men not to let anyone through without his consent

ready to do

with the vote. She figured the

it