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.

one left behind, like the outcast of the

looked more melancholic when the gates closed behind them.

Minutes ticked by.

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

good idea bringing her with us as Kage might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill

get It's been four years, yet there's been not a

if she could meet him, she could demand answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened with the kids? Did they

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

sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and

Seated

Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone with the

she might never make it inside. She wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to attend

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

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

hands into her sweat pockets, her

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.

if they

did need

wasn't a wanted criminal. Or had Kage given

at the thought. How much did

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

cars drove past, going

looked up at the tall building,

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 from the last day she'd I seen him came piercing into

Easton High,

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

imagining what it'd be like to finally see

fact that it was nothing more

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

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whole

them up when she heard a