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,

the gates closed behind them. She returned to the bed, huddling

Minutes ticked by.

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

might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill all the way to her

bad could it get

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 restless

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

Seated

didn't have any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one in charge of it, and he'd already gone with the necessary

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

can go." The cabby said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of it was heavily guarded, and local cabs wouldn't be

the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head

slid her sweaty hands into her sweat pockets,

Sylvie wasn't the only one walking on foot, and she guessed the securities

if they

why did need to to

wanted criminal. Or had Kage given them

laughed inwardly at the thought. How much did he hate her

stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and

cars drove past, going through

welled up in Sylvie's eyes as she looked up at the tall building, lights coming

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

came to Easton

in his eyes. He hated her

remained there for a long time, imagining what it'd

it was nothing more than a

street, the

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whole

she lifted them up when she heard