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-"

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

took two more steps towards her. Cindy found them threatening and found herself retreating

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

forced a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it

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

his head towards it. "You

touched the pony.

It's not like hers," Kage's reply was instant

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

like her today." He lowered his eyes to

down at her dress. "It's

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

past her, going to stand

She rolled her

looking like me, huh?" She turned to

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

I not good

from his wrist hanging in

down on the table. "You seem to forget the

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

formed in her throat. Cindy knew that if she had to say a word, she'd burst into

You agreed to being used by me- however I want it. And in return, I let people think you

sniffed, forcing her legs to stay

along her 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,

sniffled, stepping back and away

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 him,

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

here today. Get out." He dismissed her as he turned and walked into his

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eyes as she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at the last

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

it turned out the