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-"

forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you

found them threatening and found herself retreating on

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

it faltered as

small under his scrutiny. She crossed her arms to prevent them from shaking before him.

head towards it. "You changed

the pony.

not like hers," Kage's reply was instant

again. She dropped her eyes nervously

like her today." He lowered his eyes to her

Cindy glanced down at her

doesn't wear rompers." His voice remained scokd as he spoke. "She

going to stand before his

glistened with tears. She rolled her eyes and blinked rapidly, forcing

like me, huh?" She turned

as he stood before the dresser, taking off his

not good

watch he'd unlocked from his wrist hanging in

on the table. "You seem to forget

the table. "If you didn't have a purpose, do you think you'd be good enough to walk through my gates?

knew that if she had to say a word,

a real relationship, and you know it. You agreed to being used by me- however

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

cheekbone. "I guess you must be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We

broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and away from

to her. He'd made her understand he could never love her when he offered the

about to let go of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel, but one day, she'll make him hers. He'll

don't need you here today. Get out." He dismissed her as he turned and walked

*****

she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at the last sent text in

texter. It's been three days since she got the first text from them, and they were yet to reach out to her

but it turned out the