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 of the

gates closed behind them. She returned to

Minutes ticked by.

Definitely, it was going to be pure luxury and smell of wealth as only the richest were

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

get It's been four years, yet

lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened with the kids?

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room.

a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and had to make use of a taxi when she reached the

Seated

the backseat, it 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 the necessary family members. She'd never be

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 admit that

far as I can go." The cabby said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of it was heavily guarded, and local cabs

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

her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets, her heart

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

they

did need to

wanted criminal. Or had Kage given them orders

inwardly at the thought. How

to stop, seeing that only guests

drove past,

welled up in Sylvie's eyes as she looked up at

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

the day I met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed

the detachment in his eyes. He hated

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

nothing more than a

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

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them up when she heard a