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-"

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

two more steps towards her. Cindy found them

"Fine. I'm sorry,

it faltered

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

tipped his head towards it.

pony. "Well,

Kage's reply

face vanished again. She dropped her eyes nervously shifting on

He lowered his

her dress. "It's a

as he spoke. "She doesn't like it.

past her, going to stand before

with tears. She rolled her eyes and

so wrong with looking like me, huh?" She turned to

as he stood before the dresser, taking off

I not good

he'd unlocked from

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

didn't have a purpose, do you

her throat. Cindy knew that if she had

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

stay rooted

must be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but each time I take you

broke free. She sniffled, stepping

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

could continue being cruel, but one day, she'll make him

Get out." He dismissed her as he turned and walked

*****

her hand, particularly at the

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 yet to reach out to her

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