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-"

no position to pay me 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

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

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

smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it

under his scrutiny. She crossed her arms to prevent them from shaking

his head

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

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

face vanished again. She dropped her eyes

her today." He lowered his eyes

glanced down at her

doesn't wear rompers." His voice remained scokd as he spoke. "She doesn't like

walked past her, going to

her

so wrong with looking like me, huh?" She turned

stood before the dresser, taking off his

I not

from his wrist

set it down on the table.

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

knew that if she had to say

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

her legs to stay rooted to the ground and not

having one of your greatest dreams achieved. We may have sex, Cindy, but each

tear finally broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and away from his

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

wasn't about to let go of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel, but one day, she'll make him hers. He'll belong only to

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

*****

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