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

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

Minutes ticked by.

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

entire Cheng family as his enemy! Astrid's words sent a chill all the way to her bones. It's been four

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

she could meet him, she could demand answers to the questions that's been lurking in ber mind:

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the bed, pacing the room. An hour

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

Seated

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

inside. She wasn't going to the venue because she wanted to attend

The cabby said, stopping at the entrance to the street. The rest of

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

into her sweat pockets, her

streets. Sylvie wasn't the only one walking on foot, and she guessed the securities didn't mind checking

they

did need to to get

Or had Kage given them orders to shoot

thought. How

reached a point where she had to stop, seeing that only guests were getting that close and the securities were checking their

cars drove past,

as she looked up at the tall building,

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

Easton High, because then, we'd never have crossed paths and Marilyn would've still

his voice, the detachment in his eyes. He hated her

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

the fact that it was nothing more

lost in thoughts as she walked down the dark street, the party hall behind

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but she lifted them up when she heard