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-"

me surprise visits, Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I

Cindy found them

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

faltered as awkwardly

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

his head towards

the pony.

like hers," Kage's reply was instant

She dropped her eyes nervously

today." He lowered his eyes to her

at her

as he spoke.

her, going to stand before

tears. She rolled her eyes

with looking like me, huh?"

back was facing her as he stood before the dresser, taking

not good

he'd unlocked from his wrist hanging in his

on the table. "You seem to forget the reason you're

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

if she had to say a

you know it. You agreed to being used by

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

me." He ran a finger along her cheekbone. "I guess you must be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but

She sniffled, stepping back and

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 years ago. Yet, there was a foolish part of her that had

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

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

*****

in her eyes as she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at the last sent text in her inbox: 'Why aren't you saying

lost track of the number of messages she's sent to her strange texter. It's been three days since she got the first text from them, and they were

previous day, she'd contacted a hacker to help track the number, but it turned out the text had