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.

left behind,

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

Minutes ticked by.

only the richest were invited. But it wasn't the guests she thought about. It

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

Sylvie became restless. How bad could it get It's been four years, yet there's been not a

ber mind: Did he know what happened with

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the room. An hour later, her restless

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

Seated

the backseat, it suddenly dawned on her. She didn't have any invite. Mr. Cheng was the one

wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to attend the party, but because

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

her sweatshirt over her head and continued the rest

sweaty hands into her sweat pockets, her heart beating rapidly in her

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

they che recognize

did need to to

wasn't a wanted criminal. Or

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

stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and the

past,

eyes as she looked up

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 her

never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never

shivered at the hardness in his voice, the detachment in his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he

long time, imagining what it'd be like to finally see

it was nothing more than a mere wish, she

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

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whole

lifted them up when she heard a