Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 113

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.

left behind, like the outcast of the

more melancholic when the gates closed behind

Minutes ticked by.

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

his enemy! Astrid's

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

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

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

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

Seated

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

never make it inside. She wasn't going to the venue because

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

her sweatshirt over

into her sweat pockets,

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. see

they

why did need to to get

Or had Kage given them

the thought. How much did he hate her

had to stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and the securities

cars drove past, going

up at the tall building, lights coming out from

a mental image of what the party would look like. She imagined Kage being as 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 she's missed him. He used to be hers. His words

you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths and

the hardness in his voice, the detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he didn't even care about their

long time, imagining what it'd be

it was nothing more than a mere wish,

thoughts as she walked down the dark street,

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whole

them up when she