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

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

neck. "Fine. I'm

forced a smile, but it faltered as

inches from her, his eyes boring holes into hers. Cindy felt small under his scrutiny. She

tipped his head towards it.

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

not like hers," Kage's reply was

on Cindy's face vanished again. She

not dressed like her today." He

down at her dress. "It's a

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

past her, going to stand before his

glistened with tears. She rolled her

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

as he stood before the dresser, taking

not good

unlocked from

he set it down on the table. "You seem

have a purpose, do you think you'd be

if

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

her. Cindy sniffed, forcing her legs to stay rooted to the ground and not cower

dreams achieved. We

tear finally broke free. She sniffled, stepping back and

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

Cindy wasn't about 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

*****

at the last sent text in her inbox: 'Why aren't

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

turned out the text had been sent from a burner phone which was difficult to