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.

could see it, but she knew it was there, and she hated how weak it

but there

and Sylvie

hadn't left his

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she pushed her

croaky and almost

continued moving forward, but somehow, she knew the reason her throat was clogged. It

closer

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

legs wobbled, threatening

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

fell on her. She clenched her shaky

reach you. If you wouldn't mind..." she took a step closer. "Can I have a word

could hear how fast her heart raced, she'd definitely be laughed

remained on her, betraying

forward. "If you wish to see

trying," Sylvie answered quickly. "But my

returning his gaze to her eyes. Sylvie felt a twinge of embarrassment.

don't want to see

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

She called out just as he neared the door again. "Please, it'll only take a moment.

with desperation, her eyes

But this time, there was a

first name basis."

to Sylvie. "You'll need

might get rough with her. She saw Kage whisper something into Raphael's ear

the guards who were still

her a moment to understand what he meant, and her eyes rounded. Kage had agreed to see

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