Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 6 Hard of Hearing?

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Kaia stood at the villa gate, refreshing her Uber app, waiting for a driver.

The villa was tucked away, far from downtown.

It took ten minutes before she got a ride and slipped into the backseat.

Unbeknownst to her, a sleek Maybach loomed in the shadows, its owner observing her every move.

Lucien checked his Rolex and muttered, “Just got home and off she goes again?”

Once Kaia reached her cozy 1076–square–foot apartment, she sighed in relief.

She checked her bank account balance–almost enough to buy the place outright.

Just a few more paychecks to independence.

After college, Kaia had made it a point to live on her own,

renting apartments.

Tobias had always footed the bill for her tuition, but ever since she turned 18, she was eager to break free from the Domont family.

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The Domonts feel like strangers to me now.

And to Tobias, I’m just a bargaining chip.

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If I want to end this engagement with Alden, I’ll have to burn bridges with my dad.

With those thoughts swirling, she soon drifted into a peaceful

slumber.

***

At 5 p.m., Kaia walked out of the courthouse.

She looked every bit the sharp lawyer in her sleek black suit.

She’d just seen her client off when her phone rang. It was

Tobias.

“Kaia, bring Alden home for dinner tonight. Sally’s gone all out and made your favorite dishes. Be back early, you hear?”

Kaia ended the call with a disdainful scoff.

She had zero intention of reaching out to Alden, so she decided

to head home and confront the situation head–on.

“Ms. Domont, you’re back,” said Sue West, an elderly family

servant.

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Sue was the only one who addressed her with the full “Ms.

Domont.”

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she did, Kimberly would shoot her a withering

a big fan,” Kaia

your mother were still here,” Sue replied, her

pat on the shoulder. “Shh, don’t let them hear. They’ll make life difficult for

into the foyer in her sharp professional suit and immediately caught Tobias

you changed your

never liked Kaia’s career, thinking a

you tell me to come back early?” Kaia shot back,

Alden’s already here,” Tobias said, his voice

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spotted Alden sitting on

you doing here?”

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his presence

asked

a glare at Kaia before

smile.

don’t take it to heart. She

exactly that way,”

sincere.

Kaia couldn’t hold back. His words made her

churn.

clouded over. “Show some respect!” he snapped, his voice laced with

tightly. “You guys go ahead and eat. I had a big breakfast, and I’m still stuffed.

soon as she pushed the door open, a stack of boxes came crashing

Her eyes turned icy.

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Opened,

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had been turned

Kaia! No knock or anything? This is my room,” Kimberly

Kaia narrowed her eyes.

five minutes. Explain why my room is filled with your junk,” Kaia demanded, her voice

her chin

hardly ever stay here. What’s the big deal? It’s just a

stayed. But hell if she’d let

getting dirty, she started grabbing the boxes off the floor and chucking them

doing? Are you out of your mind?” Kimberly

saccharine–sweet smile. “Wasn’t

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you’re pushing me right

ruckus upstairs finally piqued Tobias’s

up and see what they’re squabbling about,” he ordered, a hint of

rose from her seat, forcing a

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with Kimberly as soon as she gets

a

dating Kaia for five years, he’d set foot in this house fewer than five

Domont, maybe I should go up and have a look,” Alden offered, concern etched

Just stay put. They’re always at it,”

Sally reached the upper floor, she

standing in the hallway,

hurling messy cardboard boxes one by one into

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doing?” Sally gasped, voice sharp with

this year, right? Not a kid anymore. Maybe it’s

her arms, voice dripping

out there in the real world? People

Kimberly snapped, her

anger.

smile, trying

to go nuclear just because she used your room. Look, next year I’ll talk to your dad