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-"

step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when

more steps towards her. Cindy found them threatening and found herself retreating on

of her neck. "Fine. I'm sorry, okay?

forced a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly

eyes boring holes into hers. Cindy felt small under his scrutiny. She crossed her

his head towards it. "You changed

she touched the pony. "Well,

hers," Kage's

She dropped her

He lowered his eyes to her

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

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

walked past her, going to stand before his

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

wrong with looking like me,

facing her as he stood before the dresser, taking off his

I not good

from his wrist hanging in his

calmly, he set it down on the table. "You seem to

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

if she had to say a

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

her legs to stay rooted to the ground and

must be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but each time I take you to bed, I want you to know you're not

tear finally broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and away from his

the flesh 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 offered the deal to her two years ago. Yet, there was a foolish part of her that had hoped she could change him, get him

cruel, but one day, she'll make him

today. Get out." He dismissed

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hand, particularly at the last sent

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

a hacker to help track the number, but it turned out the