Secret Wife, Real Billionaire

Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 241 I’m Pregnant

Even over text, Kaia could sense his mood.

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She stifled a laugh and hit the call button. It rang several times before the line connected.

“Hello?”

That low, smooth voice–familiar and unmistakably his—made her chest tighten.

She smiled softly. “Honey, I miss you. Do you miss me?”

His tone was dry. “No. Are you sure you miss me? It’s been three weeks. Not a single call. That’s what you call missing someone?”

Kaia could hear the hurt laced beneath the sarcasm.

“I’m sorry,” she said gently. “I’ve just been so busy. And with the time difference, I didn’t want to bother you.”

She paused, then added with a touch of mischief, “Besides, you’re the one who told me not to call. Don’t tell me you’re going back on your word?”

Lucien fell quiet for a moment, clearly cornered. “No. I’m not. Everything’s fine.“/

Kaia smirked. “Alright, then. How about this–I’ll call you once a

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week from now on. Sounds good?”

“…Alright.”

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Truthfully, once a week sounded like too little. Lucien wanted more. But thinking back to his dramatic declarations before she left, he figured he’d better keep his mouth shut.

Kaia kept chatting, rambling on about everything. Mostly, it was her voice filling the line while Lucien quietly listened.

Eventually, she glanced at the time and reluctantly ended the call. Then she stayed up working until 2 a.m.

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Five months after Kaia left, Luna gave birth.

Since the baby needed to return for legal documentation, Lucien had agreed to let her deliver back home.

in Africa and couldn’t make it

time.

at the baby sleeping in his bassinet. “He’s

pregnancy had been a tense

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come out

impression leaned toward “mixed–race cutie“. Whenever someone commented on how exotic the baby looked, she would just smile

and Zane exchanged glances. What Luna said made sense, so they didn’t question it

an X update saying she’d

let alone scroll through posts. She had six months

with Lucien had dwindled to once

month.

with

next morning, she saw it–the first message he had sent her, unprompted, in half a year.

then did Kaia realize six months

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a smile. She replied:

stared out at the falling

go–one hundred eighty–five days. And he wasn’t sure he could wait

missed Kaia terribly. In January, she called her overseas, “Kaia!

a small, tired smile. “Happy New

something to tell

didn’t notice how hesitant Alyssa sounded. “What is it, Alyssa? I’m

pink. “I’m pregnant. Just hit the one–month mark. You’re the first person I’m

a warm smile. “Congratulations! Alyssa,

smiled shyly, hand instinctively resting over her belly, still amazed it

me first? You haven’t told

a huff. “He’s been sulking for no reason lately.

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moved into the hospital dorms. Fine, let

mad. If there’s a misunderstanding, just talk it out. Don’t stress. It’s not good

someone to tell. And I

worry, Alyssa. Call me

you sound so tired. Are

“Yeah, just a little worn out. You

She hung up.

for days. It was a foggy blur of aching limbs, a spinning head, and a constant chill. Her roommate had asked several times if she wanted to go