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Kaia dropped her words, spun around, and left, leaving everyone in the room sharing awkward looks.

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Someone forced a laugh. “Heh, Kaia sure knows how to crack a joke,”

“Don’t be mad, Mr. Graves. Just sweet–talk her later. She’ll cool

off,” another chimed in.

But someone else scoffed, “Sweet–talk? Please. Don’t spoil these women, Mr. Graves. They’ll walk all over you.”

“Shut up.” Alden snapped, his voice like ice. He was utterly annoyed by all the chatter.

Luna watched him, unease crept on her.

Since when has Alden started defending Kaia?

Has she stolen his heart during the years I’m away?

“Alden, if you’re worried about making Kaia mad, I’ll go and apologize to her, okay?” she said softly, biting her lip.

Then, she playfully poked his waist with her index finger, her voice full of charm.

“Don’t be angry. Look, you’ve scared them all,” she murmured.

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She used to poke Alden’s waist under the table when they were kids, and it always melted his heart.

Sure enough, his icy look softened a bit.

“I’m not mad,” he said gently. “Luna, I’d never get mad at you over someone else.”

Luna lowered her eyes sweetly, her cheeks turning pink.

“Me too, Alden.”

The room burst into teasing laughter, and just like that, the tension Kaia left behind disappeared.

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Kaia headed straight for the house she once shared with Alden.

This place was a wedding present from Alden’s grandfather,

Allen Graves.

The maid, Serena Bills, blinked in surprise.

“You’re back,” she exclaimed. “I thought you’d be getting your marriage license today. Where’s Mr. Graves?”

Kaia didn’t answer. She stormed past and went straight upstairs.

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One suitcase was enough–she’d never brought much here

anyway.

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by Alden’s study, her eyes landed on the tablet

watch some shows on it, he’d exploded with anger

he just disliked people

seen Luna laughing with his phone

of her,

her slender fingers, she pressed the

lit

a deep breath, she decided

she

it was

Next,

alas, it

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Her mind scrambled for clues… until

September 23rd.

slightly shaking, she

all along, the

a bitter, acrid taste welled up

her dismay, there were

unsettling hunch, Kaia opened the photo

her heart

Each single one screamed Luna

Dozens of shots with

every time she raised

had

Hanging in the bedroom

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She remembered his excuse-

not into pictures,”

in these photos, he was grinning from ear to ear, happier than Kaia’d ever seen

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if erasing the painful evidence from her

as if she’d never been there in

noticed the future mistress lugging

she couldn’t help but ask, “Going on another business trip? You just

made sense–Kaia was a lawyer. Workaholic. Always on

it was just

just

she murmured. Then she walked out,

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next day, Alden finally came back to

from her

Bold move, Kaia.

he asked, “Did Kaia come back

she left on a business trip, Mr. Graves. Didn’t

Alden’s brows pinched slightly.

really? Or just

he didn’t dwell

come crawling back soon

tantrum.

all, they were already

done.

the marriage license?

not getting the license

could she back out

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