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.

one left behind, like the outcast of

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

Minutes ticked by.

the party be 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

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 been

licked, Sylvie became restless. How bad could it get It's been four years, yet there's

questions that's been lurking in ber mind: Did he know what happened with the kids? Did they mean nothing to him?

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room. An hour later, her

have a car yet and had to

Seated

Cheng was the one in charge

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. But she couldn't admit that to

to

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

hands into her sweat pockets, her heart beating

was 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

if they che

why did need to

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

laughed inwardly at the thought. How much

had to stop, seeing that only guests

cars drove past, going through the

she looked up at the tall building, lights

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

day I met you. I wish you never came to Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths and Marilyn would've still been

his eyes. He hated her now, enough that he

there for a long time, imagining what it'd

that it was nothing more than a

was lost in thoughts as she walked down the dark street, the

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whole

but she lifted them up when