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.

the only one left behind, like the outcast

more melancholic when the gates closed behind them. She returned to the

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.

upset and 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 her still the

bad could it get It's been

questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened with the kids? Did they mean nothing to him?

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the room. An hour

didn't have a car yet and had to make use of a taxi when she

Seated

was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone with the necessary family members. She'd never

stop. 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

far as I can go." The cabby said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The

cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head and continued the rest of

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

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 of the residents in the area.

they

why did need

of being recognized? She wasn't a wanted criminal. Or had

How much did he

reached a point where she had to stop, seeing that only guests were

drove past, going

eyes as she looked up at the tall building,

to people and ignoring the ones he didn't like. Tears came rolling down her cheeks. She never wanted to admit it, but she's missed him. He used to be hers. His words from the last day she'd I seen him came

met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths and Marilyn would've still been

detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he

what it'd be

that it was nothing more than a mere

down the dark street, the party hall behind her. Her

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whole

but she lifted them up when she heard a