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-"

Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when

Cindy found them threatening

"Fine. I'm sorry,

faltered as

his eyes boring holes into hers. Cindy felt small under his scrutiny. She crossed her arms to prevent them

hair." He tipped his head towards it.

touched the pony. "Well, yes.

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

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

not dressed like her today." He lowered his

her dress. "It's a jumpsuit,

he spoke. "She doesn't

her, going to

She rolled her eyes and blinked rapidly, forcing the

with looking like me, huh?" She turned to his

he stood before the dresser, taking off

not

the watch he'd unlocked from his wrist

it down on the table. "You seem to forget

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

in her throat. Cindy knew that if she had to say a word, she'd burst into

had a 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 think you actually

forcing her legs to stay rooted

We may have sex, Cindy, but each time I take you to

sniffled, stepping back and away from

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 offered the deal to her two

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

you here today. Get out." He dismissed her as he

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look in her eyes as she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at

It's been three days since she

contacted a hacker to help track the number, but it turned out the text had been sent from a burner phone which