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-"

visits, Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear

steps towards her. Cindy found them

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

a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it

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

his head towards it. "You

she touched the pony. "Well, yes.

Kage's reply

on Cindy's face vanished again. She

today." He lowered

Cindy glanced down at her dress.

as he spoke. "She doesn't like it. Today, you look

past her, going to

rolled her eyes and blinked rapidly,

like me, huh?" She

was facing her as he stood

I not good

unlocked from

the table. "You seem to forget the

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

throat. Cindy knew that if she had

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

forcing her legs to stay rooted to the ground and not

cheekbone. "I guess you 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

She sniffled,

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

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

out." He dismissed her as he

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in her hand, particularly at the last sent text in her

number of messages she's sent to her strange texter. It's been three days since

the number, but it turned