Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 2 Pay Me First

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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eyes

some shows on it, he’d exploded

just disliked people

Luna laughing with his phone in

getting the better of her, Kaia stepped into

she pressed the

screen lit up. Password

breath, she decided

she entered

expected, it was

up. Next,

alas, it

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try. Her mind scrambled for clues… until

September 23rd.

slightly shaking, she typed

all along, the screen

taste welled up in her

were

hunch,

her heart stopped

photos. Each single one screamed

of shots with Alden–smiling,

dodge every time she raised

had

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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the tablet, as if erasing the painful evidence from her

out of the study, trying to act as if she’d never been there in the

future mistress lugging a

but ask, “Going on another business trip?

was a lawyer.

was just more

paused, just for a

Then she

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finally came

her in 24

Bold move, Kaia.

he asked, “Did Kaia

like she left on a

Alden’s brows pinched slightly.

trip, really? Or just

he didn’t dwell

figured she’d come crawling back soon after

tantrum.

were already

done.

marriage license? Just

said about not getting the license yesterday, he didn’t

she back out of

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