Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 14 An Unexpected Guest

Kaia had just paid the full amount yesterday.

Now she had only 180 grand left on all her bank cards.

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Still, she thought it was worth it. In the Domont family, Claire was the only one who had ever been kind to her.

Because of that, Kaia would always set aside some time to visit her grandma every week.

Today was one of those days at the nursing home.

What she didn’t expect was to run into a tall, imposing figure.

“Mr. Graves?” she blurted out in surprise.

Lucien gave her a polite nod and explained, “I’m here on my mother’s behalf to visit Madam Domont.”

Claire and Lucien’s mom, Lydia Graves, had been thick as thieves since they were kids. That friendship later became the bridge that led to Kaia’s engagement to Alden.

And Lucien was Lydia’s late–born son. Lydia had sacrificed her health giving birth to him in her later years, which led to her untimely passing.

She was barely fifty when she died,

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When Lucien was a newborn, Claire had cradled the baby in her

arms.

But those were stories from another time.

Claire had always seen Lucien as a sweet junior, but Kaia could never quite relax around him—few people could.

Noticing her granddaughter’s unease, Claire quickly jumped in to smooth things over.

“Kaia, come in! What a coincidence–both you and Lucien came to see me today!”

Kaia pulled a smile, her fingers unconsciously playing with the chain of her handbag, and took the single sofa farthest from

Lucien.

Lucien’s gaze darkened. “Kaia, are you still sore about the car incident last time?” Lucien inquired.

“You… don’t seem too happy to see me?”

a rush of heat to

small smile as if to lend her words

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gentle smile graced Lucien’s lips. “I get it,”

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for a bit, Claire began to feel fatigued. She gave Kaia’s hand a

want to leave. “Grandma, I’ll come visit

come so often. I know you’re a dutiful child. Just take good care

door and then quickly made up an excuse about seeing the dean

his eyes and let

She’s quite the sprinter.

contact information and updated her

the parking lot, she

car, was the man

heart did a little

she approached, she asked, her voice

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“You’re still here?”

Kaia, mind giving

glance at his

cars conk out that

did was flash a sweet smile. “Sure thing. Where to? I’ll drop you

as she settled into the car, Kaia’s

was Nora Scott from

swing it. If it’s urgent, I

the deal with Alfly, not Kaia herself.

hesitant

could you come in person,

today. What am

was set to expire in

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dead–set on staying out of it as much as possible, as long as it didn’t

Send Mr. Wright over.”

hanging up, Kaia quickly dialed

there was someone

should I

told her an

he casually asked, “Kaia, did you and Alden have a

replied with a nonchalant air, “Yeah,

was from the Graves family, she couldn’t exactly speak ill of

queried, eyeing

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