Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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?”

rush of

wrong idea.” She took a breath, forcing another small smile as if to lend her words more weight. “I’m glad to

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lips. “I get it,” he

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gave Kaia’s

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

home. You don’t need to come so often. I know you’re a dutiful child. Just take good care

made up an excuse about seeing the dean

lowered his eyes and let

She’s quite the sprinter.

deputy dean’s contact information and updated her grandma’s emergency contact to

she reached the parking lot,

car, was the man she

did a

she asked, her voice

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“You’re still here?”

car’s acting up. Kaia, mind giving

stole a glance at

luxury cars conk out

smile. “Sure

into the car, Kaia’s

was Nora Scott from

I’m not sure I can swing it. If it’s urgent, I can send a

Law Firm’s team that signed the deal with Alfly, not Kaia herself. She could even send Warren in

hesitant on the

you come in person,

can’t make it today. What am I

service contract was set to expire in just

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of it as much as possible, as long as it

then. Send Mr. Wright

dialed Warren’s number

realize there was

where should I

told her

he casually asked, “Kaia, did you

with a nonchalant air, “Yeah,

was from the Graves family, she couldn’t exactly

queried,