Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 123

Sylvie lifted her hand to ring the doorbell for what felt like the tenth time, but like before, she lowered her hand, unable to do it.

She's been there for more than five minutes but still hadn't gotten the guts to ring the bell and confront Cindy.

'You can do this, Sylvie.' a voice whispered in her head.

'No, you can't. You couldn't do anything four years ago, remember?'

She wagged her head, trying to shake off the voices.

Finally, she gave it up. She'd never be able to do this. It was a complete waste of time coming here.

She turned around, heading to her car when she heard the door open behind her. She turned with a start and oxygen seemed to abandon her when she found Cindy holding the door

The world went still around her.

Cindy's brows scrunched up in surprise. "Sylvie?"

Sylvie inhaled deeply, her hand tightening around her bag.

There was no going back anyway. She wouldn't let herself flee from Cindy like a coward. No, no amount of low self-esteem would make her do that.

So, she forced her legs to move, going back to the door.

Cindy stood in the doorway, corporately dressed like she was on her way out. She looked like she had a million questions to throw at Sylvie. 'What're you doing here?' 'Have you been here for long?' 'Were you trying to leave without knocking?" But she said nothing, and it was as if each woman was waiting for the other to speak first.

"So," Sylvie slumped her shoulders. "You and Kage, huh?"

Disappointment crossed Cindy's face. Maybe she thought Sylvie would want to say a 'hello' to her as it was their first conversation in four years.

She lowered her gaze, her hand tightening sprint the side of the door where she held.

"When did you two become a thing? Few months after I left? A year? Or was it before?"

on you, especially not with me," Cindy rolled

to the floor.

brows furrowed, a frown creeping into her face. "What do you mean 'how is it you? What? Do you think I am unworthy to be loved by someone

was pissed that that was what she interpreted from her words. "You were my bestfriend!" She rose her voice. "Did you even look for me to know what happened? How

made a mess of him, and it was I who stood by him.

Sylvie was astonished.

eyes, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry for what happened,

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opportunity and took it. Besides, it wasn't like you two were

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you wore my dress? You've been trying so hard to be me. Even your hair,"she flicked her gaze to Cindy's messy bun hair. "It's just the way

was lucky. You've always envied me, haven't you, Cindy? You've always wanted to be

Cindy scoffed, but the look

hope you're unfortunate as I've been since you want to be me so bad," Sylvie

at her in disbelief, but Sylvie was done talking. It was the first time she was standing up to someone in four years, and she'd be

came pouring. It still hurt, knowing that the one person she had considered her bestfriend had always envied

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been opened," Galen said to Sylvie when she got home and

had to do to get Kage to change his

did nothing to take away the ache

she started for the

didn't build Astréa Label by stepping on people's

downstairs.

pulled her cabinet, she was bewildered

thoroughly and panicked when she couldn't find it. It was the book that had

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granddaughters' surprise, Galen called for a family dinner when it wasn't