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

the gates closed

Minutes ticked by.

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.

bringing her with us as Kage might get upset and see the entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill all the way to her bones. It's

bad could it get It's been four years, yet there's been not a word

could demand answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know

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the room.

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

Seated

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

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.

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

put the hoodie of her sweatshirt over her head and continued the rest of

her sweat pockets, her heart beating rapidly

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

if they che recognize

need to to get

wanted criminal. Or had

at the thought. How much did he hate

only guests were getting that close and the securities were

past,

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

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

the day I met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then,

detachment in his eyes. He hated her

imagining what it'd be like to

that it was nothing more than a mere wish, she turned

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

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whole

she lifted them up