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?"

never cheat on you, especially not with me," Cindy rolled her

to the floor.

face. "What do you mean 'how is it you? What?

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

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

Sylvie was astonished.

eyes, taking a deep breath. "I'm sorry for what happened, okay? You were

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

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you wore my dress? You've been trying so hard to be me. Even your hair,"she

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

but the look in her eyes wasn't

unfortunate as I've been since you want to be me

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

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

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received a call. Our office in Oasis has been opened," Galen said to Sylvie when she got home and

to change his

to take away the ache in his

her head, she started for the

behind. "I didn't build Astréa Label by stepping on people's toes all

she had a hot bath, then got something to eat downstairs. Though, she was very dizzy, she felt.. sketching

pulled her cabinet, she was bewildered to

the book that had her best designs - one she had never shown to anyone

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the granddaughters' surprise, Galen called for a family dinner