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-"

forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you

Cindy found them threatening and found herself

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

forced a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as

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

his head towards it. "You

the pony. "Well, yes. Do you like

It's not like hers," Kage's

She dropped

like her today." He lowered

at her

he spoke. "She doesn't

her, going to stand before

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

with looking like me, huh?" She turned

as he stood

not good

unlocked from his wrist hanging

the table. "You seem to forget the reason

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

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

You agreed to being used by me- however I

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

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

sniffled, stepping back and away from his

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

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

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

*****

particularly at the last sent text in

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

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