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

her. Cindy found them threatening and

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

forced a smile, but it faltered as awkwardly as it had

under his scrutiny. She crossed her arms to prevent them from shaking before him. Kage cast

his head towards it. "You changed

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

like hers," Kage's reply was instant and

She dropped her eyes nervously shifting on her

not dressed like her today." He lowered his eyes

her dress.

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

her, going to stand before his

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

looking like me, huh?"

he stood before the dresser, taking off

I not good

paused, the watch he'd unlocked from his wrist hanging

calmly, he set it down on the table. "You seem to

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

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

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

her. Cindy sniffed, forcing her legs to stay rooted to the

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

free. She sniffled, stepping back and

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

of that hope. Kage could continue being cruel,

don't need you here today. Get out." He dismissed her as he turned and

*****

stared at the phone in her hand, particularly at

days since she got the first text from them, and they were yet to reach out

help track the number, but it turned out the text had been sent from a burner phone which was