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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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her eyes landed on the

shows on it, he’d exploded

disliked

she’d clearly seen Luna laughing with

the better of her,

her slender fingers, she pressed the power button on the

lit

decided to give it

password she

it was

up. Next, she tried her own

alas, it

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Her mind scrambled for clues…

September 23rd.

fingers slightly shaking, she typed in

she’d dreaded all along, the

a bitter, acrid taste welled up in her

her dismay, there were no apps

unsettling hunch, Kaia opened the photo

her heart stopped

screamed

shots with Alden–smiling,

He’d dodge every time she raised

had

in the

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She remembered his excuse-

not into

here, in these photos, he was grinning from ear to

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tablet, as if erasing the painful evidence

of the study, trying to act as

future mistress lugging a suitcase

but ask, “Going on another business trip? You

sense–Kaia was a lawyer. Workaholic.

it was just more of the

paused, just

Then she

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finally came

from her

Bold move, Kaia.

Serena, he asked, “Did Kaia come back

shook her head. “Seems like she left on a business

Alden’s brows pinched slightly.

really? Or just

he didn’t dwell

she’d come crawling back soon after throwing a

tantrum.

they were already engaged.

done.

marriage license?

getting the license yesterday,

could she back out of the

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