Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 119

Her brows furrowed, and her anxiety surged.

She lifted her gaze, looking around as if the sender could be somewhere near.

Her hands shook with the phone in it, her breaths begining to rise and fall heavily. Sylvie feared she might go into another panic attack.

'Stay calm, Sylvie. You don't want to do this here,' she reminded herself, shutting her eyes and forcing her breath to take a more steady rhythm. After a couple of minutes, she was calm again.

But her fingers still rattled with apprehension as she typed back a response.

'Who are you? And what're you talking about?'

It was a strange number.

She held her phone dearly in her hands, her heart beating rapidly as she waited desperately for a response, God, she really hoped they'd text back. Memories from that night threatened to overwhelm her. The woman's words, footsteps and the sound of her babies crying filled her head.

"Stop it, Sylvie." She muttered to herself, grinding her teeth and shutting her eyes. She might really lose control if this kept

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"Mr. Hawkins is here," someone said from around her.

Her eyes snapped open, heading to the direction of the gates where two black SUVS drove in.

Sylvie's heart quickened even further. He was here.

She stood up, sniffling and blinking the tears back. She couldn't afford to cry. Not now.

She watched with bated breath as the two cars came to a stop. Three men in suits-obviously guards-came out from the second car and opened the door of the first car.

Sylvie held her breath. Three seconds passed, and finally, he was out of the car, his eyes on his phone which he operated in his hand.

Sylvie sensed her freeze in her chest. Her heart suffered from how charming he looked in his black suit, the aura of superiority clinging so strongly to him.

He used to be hers.

the necklace tucked safely in her shirt. Him or nobody else could see

ago, but there she was, holding onto

His guards were hovering all around him, and Sylvie knew that if he successfully stepped into the building,

still hadn't left

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Chapter 119

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she pushed

came out croaky and almost like

the lump in her throat as she continued moving forward, but somehow, she knew the reason her throat

was closer to

called louder, and this time, she got his attention, as

wobbled, threatening to give

his attention. This was what she wanted. Yet, It stirred a cascade of

gaze fell on her. She clenched her shaky hands around the

sorry. I've been um-trying to reach you. If you wouldn't mind..." she took a step closer. "Can I have

her heart raced, she'd definitely be

remained on her, betraying

behind him, stepped forward. "If you wish to see him, you'll

know, and I've been trying," Sylvie answered quickly. "But my request wouldn't be approved, and

cast a fleeting glance down to her legs before returning his gaze to her eyes. Sylvie felt a twinge of embarrassment.

to see you."

weight settled on Sylvie's chest like stone, it was as if the world was

just as he neared the door again. "Please, it'll only take a moment. Don't do this,

raw with desperation, her eyes glistening with

But this time, there was a bleak undertone in his

and I aren't on first name basis." It

guards turned to Sylvie. "You'll

back, afraid that they might get rough with her. She saw Kage whisper something into

to the guards who were still in Sylvie's

understand what he meant, and her eyes rounded.

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