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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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study, her eyes landed on the tablet

wanted to watch some shows on it, he’d exploded with anger for no

assumed he just disliked people touching

Luna laughing with his phone in her

her, Kaia

she pressed the power button on the

screen lit up. Password

decided to give

first password she

expected, it was

didn’t give up. Next, she

alas, it

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scrambled for clues… until it landed on one–Luna’s

September 23rd.

fingers slightly shaking,

she’d dreaded all along,

acrid taste welled up in

her dismay, there were no apps

by an unsettling hunch,

heart stopped

Each single one screamed Luna and

beaming selfies. Dozens of shots

He’d dodge every time she

only had

portrait. Hanging in the bedroom like some sick

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She remembered his excuse-

into pictures,”

he was grinning from

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as if erasing the painful evidence

to act as if she’d

Serena noticed the future mistress lugging a

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

sense–Kaia was a lawyer. Workaholic. Always

it was just

just

Then she walked out,

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next day, Alden finally came

text from her in

Bold move, Kaia.

asked, “Did Kaia come back

on a business trip, Mr. Graves. Didn’t say when she’d

Alden’s brows pinched slightly.

trip, really? Or just avoiding

didn’t dwell

come crawling back soon after throwing a

tantrum.

already engaged. The

done.

marriage license?

what she’d said about not getting the license

could she back out of the

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