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.

was the only one left behind, like the outcast of the

melancholic when the gates closed behind them. She

Minutes ticked by.

wealth as only the richest

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

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

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

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the bed, pacing the room. An hour later,

through her clothes and wore a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and had to make use

Seated

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

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.

at the entrance to the street. The rest of it was heavily guarded, and local cabs

him, Sylvie got off the cab, put the hoodie of her sweatshirt

her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets, her heart beating

and she guessed the securities didn't mind checking them because they considered

they

need to to get

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

inwardly at the thought. How much

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

past, going through

eyes as she looked up at the tall building, lights coming out from

as grumpy as always, saying a few words to people and ignoring

Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths

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

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

the fact that it was nothing more than a

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

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but she lifted them up when she heard a familiar