Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 113

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.

behind, like the outcast of

melancholic when the gates closed behind them. She

Minutes ticked by.

like? Definitely, it was going to 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. of wealth as only the richest were

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

the clock licked, Sylvie became restless. How bad could it get It's been four

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

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the room. An

and wore a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. She didn't have a car yet and had

Seated

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

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

stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of it was

her sweatshirt over her head and continued the rest of the

her sweat pockets, her heart beating rapidly in

still far 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

if they

why did need to to

being recognized? She wasn't a wanted criminal. Or had Kage given them orders to

the thought. How much did he

only guests were getting that close and the securities were checking their

drove past, going

looked up at the tall building, lights coming

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

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

for a long time, imagining what it'd

the fact that it was nothing more

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

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whole

she lifted them up when she heard a familiar