Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

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Flipping through the pages, she wrinkled her nose.

"How're we certain she did this

herself?"

Sylvie's lips parted in disbelief. Her grandmother could never see any good in her, could she?

"For all we know, she could be as deceptive as her mother." She added, her words piercing Sylvie's chest like an arrow. Holding out his hand, Natalie returned the book to Galen who handed it back to Sylvie..

"Keep practicing." He dismissed her.

With a subtle nod, Sylvie left the

room.

t she stood outside the door, the sound of Natalie's voice reaching her ears.

"That girl shouldn't be here. I don't like her. Do you see the way she behaves? She doesn't act like she has the blood of Cheng in her! "How could Miller have done a thing like this? No! I blame it all on that whore, Floria. She must've forcefully gotten pregnant for him.

girl can never amount to anything good in this family!"

alie wouldn't stop ranting.

Natal

Sylvie's hands shook beside her.

She walked away, holding the sketchbook to herself.

By

six p.m. the family were on their way

to the party.

Sylvie stood and watched from her window as they all got into the cars, every one of them looking exquisitely dressed.

behind, like the outcast of the

face looked more melancholic when the gates closed behind them.

Minutes ticked by.

be pure luxury and smell of wealth as only the richest were invited. But it wasn't the guests she thought about. It

see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill all the way to her bones. It's been four years. Was his hatred for

became restless. How bad could it get It's been four years, yet there's been

could meet him, she could demand answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did

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left the bed, pacing the room. An hour later,

of jeans and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and had to make

Seated

on her. She didn't have any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone with the necessary

When she'd left the house, a part of her had known she might never make it inside. She wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to attend the party, but because she wanted to be near him. But she couldn't

entrance to the street. The rest of it was heavily guarded, and local cabs wouldn't be

him, Sylvie got off the cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head and continued the

her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets, her heart beating rapidly

was still far away, but security personnel littered the streets. Sylvie wasn't the only one walking on foot, and she guessed the securities didn't mind checking them because they considered them to be one

if they

need to

criminal. Or had Kage given them orders to shoot her on

How much

a point where she had to stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and the securities

drove past, going through the

looked up at the

charming as always in his expensive suit, tie, cufflinks. He was surely going to look as grumpy as always, saying a few words to people and ignoring the ones he didn't like. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. She never wanted to admit it, but

you never came to Easton High, because then,

detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he didn't

there for a long time, imagining what it'd be like to finally see him

it was nothing more than a mere wish, she turned

lost in thoughts as she walked down the dark street, the party hall behind her. Her eyes were on the

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whole

but she lifted them up when