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-"

position to pay me surprise visits, Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you couldn't come

steps towards her. Cindy found them threatening and found herself

nervously touched the back of her neck. "Fine. I'm

forced a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly

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

He tipped his head

the pony.

Kage's reply was

again. She dropped her

not dressed like her today." He lowered his eyes to her

down at her dress. "It's

rompers." His voice remained scokd as he spoke. "She

walked past her, going to

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

so wrong with looking like me,

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

I not

the watch he'd unlocked from

he set it down on the table. "You seem to forget the reason you're

do you think you'd be good enough to walk through my gates? I'd have ordered my

in her throat. Cindy knew that if she had to say a word,

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

forcing her legs to stay rooted to the ground

always wanted 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

finally broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and

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 to love

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

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

*****

in her hand, particularly at the last sent text in her inbox: 'Why aren't

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

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