Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 8 When the contract’s up

Serena watched Kaia walk out, looking straight stunned.

Is she just kidding, or is she really gone?

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“Luna, you gotta be more careful,” Alden said, keeping it soft. “You know your health isn’t up to par. Why not move into Graves Manor?”

Big fat tears started rolling from Luna’s bambi eyes, dripping right onto Alden’s hand.

Watching her cry like that hit different–had Alden’s chest feeling tight.

“Luna, I didn’t mean to come at you like that…” he said, his voice laced with remorse.

Luna sniffed, wiping her face with her sleeve. “I get it, Alden. I know I’m no good at taking care of myself. But what choice do I have?” Her voice went all quiet. “You’re the only one in this whole family who actually cares about me.”

Alden dropped the cotton swab he’d been holding and pulled her in close. “Hey, cut the waterworks. I was being too tough just now. Listen–from here on out, nobody’s gonna mess with you. I got you.”

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Early in the morning, Kaia made a beeline for the law firm.

Rachel Hartley, her assistant, caught her at the door. “Thank God you’re here! Jude’s about to lose it. He’s banking on you to sort out the mess. Vanessa and Warren really screwed up that court case yesterday.”

Kaia gave her an okay gesture and knocked on the conference room door.

“Come in!” a voice barked from inside.

She walked in to find Vanessa Redmond and Warren Wright looking like kicked puppies, while Jude Halston was ready to breathe fire.

“Finally! Kaia, how did that Starshine Capital guarantee contract hearing go yesterday?” Jude asked.

“Smooth as

settle.”

how it’s done! Maybe if you two took notes, I wouldn’t need these damn blood

right, you two can leave. Kaia, stick around.” He

the door.

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they got out, Kaia took a deep breath. “Jude, I’ve got something to

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had extra patience for this

“Shoot,” he said.

end of this month. Thinking of handing it over to Warren or Vanessa. What’s your

another piece of the

that they’d broken up, Kaia didn’t want anything

face scrunched up. “You landed Alfly yourself, and now you want

potatoes, but the Graves Group backing

in hoping to network

lock down even one

be swimming

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insiders knew about Kaia and Alden’s engagement. Regular folks outside New York’s elite circles had no clue she was supposed to marry into the Graves family, let alone that she was

got Alfly because my ex pulled strings. Now we’re done, it’s weird if

hearing her boyfriend had anything to

aren’t you two

cracked a bitter smile. “Not

I’ll

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her work and

messages from

a soft scoff,

Not like you need

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