Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 124

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"What do I do with the dress?" Raphael asked as he and Kage stepped out of the car and began walking towards the house.

Kage was silent, a maid coming to take his jacket as soon as he stepped into the house.

He watched her go off, probably taking it to the laundry room.

"I don't care. I just don't wanna see it around," he grumped.

"Okay," Raphael shrugged. "I'll just stay here and finish what I have to do."

Kage went up the stairs while Raphael settled into the living room, turning on his system.

Approaching his bedroom, his steps slowed when he noticed his door was slightly open. There was someone in his room.

A frown creased his brows. Who dared to enter his personal space?

He walked into the room and found her in front of the mirror, touching her hair.

She turned to look at him and her eyes

lit

up

with a smile.

"Hey! You're home!" Cindy happily approached him.

"What're you doing here?" The ice in Kage's voice made her freeze halfway. "I don't remember having this conversation with you."

"Um... I thought I should surprise you. You know, I had some extra time and-"

pay me surprise visits, Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you couldn't come to the

found them threatening and

know," she nervously touched the back of her neck. "Fine. I'm sorry, okay? I

faltered as awkwardly as it

felt small under his scrutiny. She crossed her arms to

tipped his head towards

nervously, she touched the pony. "Well, yes.

It's not like hers," Kage's reply was instant

Cindy's face vanished again. She dropped her eyes nervously shifting

dressed like her today." He lowered his eyes to her

glanced down at her

His voice remained scokd as he spoke. "She doesn't like it. Today, you

walked past her, going to stand before

with tears. She rolled her eyes and blinked

so wrong with looking like

back was facing her as he stood

not

he'd unlocked from his wrist hanging in his

it down on the table. "You seem to

the table. "If you didn't have a purpose, do you think you'd be

lump formed in her throat. Cindy knew that if she

deal, didn't we? What we have going isn't a real relationship, and you know it. You agreed to being used by me- however I want it. And in return, I let people

Cindy sniffed, forcing her legs to stay rooted to the ground and not cower away

achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but each time I take you to bed, I want

tear finally broke free. She sniffled,

of her inner cheeks so hard she could taste her blood. Kage's cruelty wasn't new to her. He'd made her understand he could never love her when he

of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel, but one day, she'll make him hers. He'll belong only to her and

He dismissed

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her hand, particularly at the last sent text in her inbox: 'Why aren't you saying anything? I've been trying to

texter. It's been three days since she got the first

help track the number, but it turned out the text had been sent from a burner