Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

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Ruby's eyes turned even more pitiful. "I'm sorry...."

"You shouldn't be cause they're not dead!" Her voice was near a shout for the first time. "All we have to do is find this woman, and we'll find my kids." She scoffed. "They can't be dead. I know it. She wouldn't bring someone over to assist with the delivery only to leave them behind to burn with me." "I don't know, Sylvie. Perhaps, she changed her mind and returned the kids, not wanting them to be the weak link that could be traced to her."

"No!" Sylvie yelled now. "It's not possible. It can't be!"

She bursted into tears,

, the ache in her heart having more reasons to return.

It couldn't be true. She couldn't just lose her kids after everything. They couldn't be dead.

let her cry until the tears had subsided a little. "I could show you where we buried them.

Ruby let her cry unti Some hours later, Sylvie and Ruby were at the graveyard. Her legs wobbled as the woman led her through the different tombstones until they got to two tombstones bearing the names: Little Fairy and Fairy Prince.

They hadn't even been named. Of course, how could they have been named when she was unconscious?

Sylvie dropped

her

knees, in-between the two graves. Her hand shivered as she reached out to touch the names. Was it really her kids? Were they truly dead? cheeks.

Unrestricted tears flooded her

"I'm so sorry, Sylvie," Ruby spoke from behind. "When you're ready, you can name them, then we have their names changed."

Sylvie continued crying, her shoulders slumped.

"I promise you, I'll help in the best way I can to find the woman who did this. I won't rest, Sylvie, until she pays for her crimes, and I don't even mean legally." Her eyes darkened. "When I do find her, the law will be too merciful for her." a long time, Sylvie remained there, crying her eyes out.

ī

For

She

wanted

to believe lieve

if

and it wasn't her kids in there. Her abductor had left with them. What

right?!

her mind and brought them back to the warehouse?

put ta hand around her shoulder and pulled her

They're

stupid. Oh, she never should've been

was so wrong for them, she whimpered. "They didn't

Ruby struck her lightly on the back.

shoulders, until after a long time, when

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still quivered with tears rolling down her cheeks. "You said you've been looking for me.

hand to stroke

he returned, he found her dead in the room." She dropped her hand from Sylvie's hair, a frown

this woman had been very special to him." When she lifted her gaze to Sylvie again, it was filled with more warmth. "They had

reeled. She didn't like where this

woman in a married

was your mother,"

shocked. Confused.

across from Ruby in a mini bar close

of freshly squeezed juice Ruby had ordered for her. Staring at the thick reddish liquid in the glass,

narration, her eyes staring down at the wooden table between she and Sylvie as though the whole scene was replaying right in front of her. "But our parents were strict on life partners sand I already had someone they wanted Miller to get married

dramatic play of events, but in the end, my parents won, and Miller and Floria got separated. Miller got married to Scarlett, and Floria got

the emotions she felt mirrored

later, they crossed paths again and well-" Ruby shrugged, her lips twitching. "-got involved in a forbidden affair. Floria became pregnant with you while married to Eldon, but it was for Miller. They both kept it a secret until ten years later,

their affair, until one day, Floria ended up dead. Her death is still a mystery with no

then did I realize how much he truly loved Floria." A rueful smile touched her lips as she looked up at Sylvie, although Sylvie's empty eyes were staring blankly at the table. "You didn't know it, but he was always checking up on you.

believe it, but he truly loved you, Sylvie. Unfortunately, he couldn't meet you because... he felt you were

after

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eyes finally met Ruby's, shock

He was dead!?

He fell

after you and ensure you were well taken care of. He said if there was ever a day that Eldon decided to kick you out, I must not hesitate to take you away from him and bring you to the family where you truly belong. He's always wished you'd be a part of us, Sylvie." Sylvie's eyes dropped to the table again, but this