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-"

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 found herself retreating on

the back of her neck. "Fine. I'm sorry, okay? I just thought I could do something

but it faltered as awkwardly as it had

Cindy felt small under his scrutiny. She crossed

He tipped his head towards

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

like hers," Kage's

on Cindy's face vanished again. She

her today." He lowered his eyes

down at her dress. "It's a jumpsuit,

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

her, going to stand

rolled her eyes and blinked rapidly, forcing the

with looking like me,

as he stood

I not good

he'd unlocked from his

the table. "You seem

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

knew that if she had

isn't a real relationship, and you know it. You agreed to being used

toward her. Cindy sniffed, forcing her legs to stay rooted to

be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but

sniffled, stepping back and away from

blood. Kage's cruelty wasn't new to her. He'd made her understand he could never

being cruel, but one

need you here today. Get out." He dismissed her as he turned and walked into his

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hand, particularly at the last sent text in her inbox:

been three days since she got the

the number, but it turned out the text had been sent from a burner phone which was difficult