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?"

know Kage would never cheat on you,

out a somber smile, her gaze dropping to the floor. "How did it even happen? I mean, how

it you? What?

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,

mess of him, and it was

Sylvie was astonished.

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

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

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trying so hard to be me. Even your hair,"she flicked her gaze to Cindy's messy bun hair. "It's just the way I like it." Cindy shifted

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

Cindy scoffed, but the look in her eyes wasn't

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

Sylvie was done talking. It was the first time she was standing up to someone in four years, and

back the tears that came pouring. It still hurt, knowing that the one person she had considered her

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

to change

nothing to take away the ache

she started for the

warning reached her from behind. "I didn't build Astréa Label

something to eat downstairs. Though, she

was bewildered to find

had

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surprise, Galen called for a family dinner when