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?"

cheat on you, especially not with

gaze dropping to the floor. "How

'how is it you? What? Do you think I am unworthy to be loved by someone

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 did you just swing into a relationship with him?" "Well,

heart, Sylvie. You made a mess of him, and it was

Sylvie was astonished.

for what happened,

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opportunity and took it. Besides, it wasn't like you two were still together. So, I didn't snatch him

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a minute, Sylvie was silent, then she chuckled. "Is that the reason you wore my dress? You've been trying so hard to be me. Even your hair,"she flicked

always told me I was lucky. You've always envied me, haven't you, Cindy? You've always

Cindy scoffed, but the look in

as I've been since you want to be me

looked at her in disbelief, but Sylvie was done talking. It was the first time she was standing up to

in her car, she couldn't hold back the tears that came pouring. It still hurt, knowing that the one person she had considered her bestfriend had always envied her. It felt like

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just received a call. Our office in Oasis has been opened," Galen said to

get Kage to change his

flooded Sylvie, but it did nothing to take away the ache in

she started

trouble as much as you can, Sylvie," Galen's warning reached her from behind. "I didn't build Astréa Label by stepping on people's toes all the time." Sylvie

room, she had a hot bath, then got something to eat downstairs. Though,

she pulled her cabinet, she was bewildered

and panicked when she couldn't find it. It was the book that had her best designs - one she had never shown to anyone at all. Where was

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