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-"

step forward. "I thought I made myself explicitly clear when I said you couldn't come to the house without

towards her. Cindy found them

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

a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it had

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

his head towards it. "You

nervously, she touched the pony. "Well, yes. Do

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

on Cindy's face vanished again. She dropped her

He lowered his eyes

at her dress.

rompers." His voice remained scokd as he spoke. "She doesn't like it. Today, you look just

walked past her, going to stand before

her eyes and blinked rapidly, forcing

like me, huh?" She

her as he stood

I not

unlocked from his wrist hanging in his

it down on the table. "You

have a purpose, do you think you'd be

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

What we have going isn't a real relationship, and you know it. You agreed to being used by me- however I want it. And

stay rooted to the ground

a finger 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, I want you to know you're

free. She sniffled, stepping back and away

her 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 offered the deal to her two years ago. Yet, there was a foolish part of her that had hoped she could change him, get

to let go of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel, but one day, she'll make him

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

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

been three days since she got the first text

hacker to help track the number, but it turned out the text