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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 tablet

wanted to watch some shows on it, he’d

just disliked people

seen Luna laughing with his phone in her

the better of her, Kaia stepped into the

fingers, she pressed

screen lit up. Password

decided to give it a

first password she entered was Alden’s

expected, it

Next,

it was still

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more try. Her mind scrambled for clues… until it landed on one–Luna’s

September 23rd.

slightly shaking,

all along, the

taste welled up in her

were no apps

an unsettling hunch, Kaia opened the

heart stopped

one screamed Luna and

selfies. Dozens of shots with

every time she raised

only had

wedding portrait. Hanging in the bedroom like some sick

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She remembered his excuse-

not into pictures,”

photos, he was grinning from ear to ear,

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the tablet, as if erasing the painful

trying to act as

Serena noticed the future mistress lugging

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

sense–Kaia was a lawyer. Workaholic.

just more of

paused, just for a

murmured. Then she walked

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came

her in

Bold move, Kaia.

to Serena, he asked, “Did Kaia

head. “Seems like she left on a business trip,

Alden’s brows pinched slightly.

really? Or

didn’t

she’d come crawling back soon

tantrum.

they were already engaged. The wedding

done.

marriage license?

for what she’d said about not getting the license yesterday, he didn’t

she back out of the

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