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

Cindy found them

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

but it faltered as awkwardly as it had

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

hair." He tipped his head towards it. "You

the pony. "Well, yes. Do you like

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

face vanished again. She

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

down at her

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

going to stand

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

what's so wrong with looking like me, huh?" She turned to

back was facing her as he stood before the dresser,

I not

from his

table. "You seem to forget

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

formed in her throat. Cindy knew that if she had

agreed to being used by me- however I want it. And in return, I

Cindy sniffed, forcing her legs to stay rooted to the

a finger along her cheekbone. "I guess you must be excited having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may

sniffled,

teeth digging into the flesh of her inner cheeks so 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

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 he turned and walked into

*****

she stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at the last sent text in her inbox: 'Why aren't you saying anything? I've been

of messages she's sent to her strange texter. It's been three days since she got the first text

she'd contacted a hacker to help track the number, but it turned out the