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

what if Ruby

and it wasn't her kids in there. Her abductor

right?!

joined her, kneeling beside woman had changed her mind and brought them back to

ta hand around her shoulder and

That's enough. They're in a better place.

felt stupid. Oh, she never should've been their

them, she whimpered. "They didn't deserve someone

lightly on the back.

after a long time, when

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rolling down her cheeks. "You said you've been looking for me.

lifting her hand to

ago, my brother lost someone-a woman that had been dear to him. He had stepped out to get and when he returned, he found her dead in the room." She dropped her hand from Sylvie's hair, a frown crawling into her face at the

again, it was filled with more warmth. "They had a child together, and he made

didn't like where

woman in a married

woman was your mother," Ruby confirmed

should feel shocked. Confused.

feel them, but she could hardly express them. Sitting across from Ruby in a mini bar close to

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

- were lovers from highschool." Ruby began the 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

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

former father's name. But none of the emotions she felt mirrored on

kept it a secret until

until one day, Floria ended up dead. Her death is still

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. Back then, he'd hang around your school and watch you walk with your friends. He watched you for a long time, Sylvie. It was the one

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

exhaled shakily. "Three years after Floria's death, he

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Her eyes finally met Ruby's,

He was dead!?

He fell

survive it, "Ruby continued. "Hours before his death, he forced me to make a promise. He wanted me to always look 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