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-"

surprise visits, Cindy." He took a step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you couldn't come to the house without

Cindy found them threatening and found herself retreating on

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

a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it

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

head

pony. "Well, yes.

not like hers," Kage's reply

smile on Cindy's face vanished again. She dropped her eyes nervously shifting

dressed like her today." He

down at her dress. "It's

as he spoke. "She

her, going to

eyes glistened with tears. She rolled her eyes

so wrong with looking like me,

her as he stood before the

not

paused, the watch he'd unlocked from his wrist hanging in his

set it down on the table.

didn't have a purpose, do you think you'd be good enough to walk through my gates? I'd have ordered my men to shoot you on

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

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

forcing her legs to stay rooted to

dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but each time I take you to bed, I want you to know you're not the one

finally broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and away

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

to let go of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel, but

He dismissed her as he turned and walked into

*****

a weary look in her eyes as she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at

texter. It's been three days since

but it turned out the