Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 16 Who Did This to You?

“Kaia, what the heck do you think you’re doing? How could you pick on people like this?”

Kimberly stood up for her bestie in a fit of anger.

The hot coffee splashed all over Kaia’s chest. She let out a sharp gasp of pain.

Coffee soaked right through her shirt and splashed all over her neck. Her skin went bright red in seconds.

A clerk rushed over promptly. “Ma’am, are you all right?”

Luna couldn’t help but flash a quick smile, yet it vanished in a

blink.

Then she put on a look of feigned concern.

“Kaia, are you okay? Kimberly, how could you go and splash coffee on her?”

Kimberly wasn’t having any of it.

“Did you hear how she was talking to you? Luna, you’re just too soft–hearted. She was being so sarcastic, practically scolding

you!”

Kaia, despite her refined upbringing, was seething with anger at

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these two women, her chest feeling tight as if it were being squeezed.

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She politely addressed the clerk, “Could you bring me some tissues and a cup of hot water? Thanks.”

Kimberly got even more riled up by Kaia’s calm demeanor and kept on provoking her.

“Kaia, you just wait! I’m gonna tell Alden exactly what you said today. You’ll see how he’ll put you in your place!”

Luna put on an act of taking Kimberly’s hand.

“Kimberly, knock it off. It’s kinda understandable that Kaia’s ticked off.”

Kaia watched their little show, sneering to herself.

clerk returned with the

tattle on me,

the cup on the table and

you. Go run and tell on me

as the

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she grabbed her bag and made a beeline

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let out a shrill scream. “Kaia, you splashed us? Are you out of

was long gone,

unanswered.

of the water hit her, while

“Kimberly, Kaia’s something else, isn’t

Kimberly fumed, her body trembling with

her collarbone made

get a scar

voice, “Don’t fret, Kimberly. There won’t be any scars. I’ll go to

have come at

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the coffee shop, Kaia stood under the blistering sun, desperately trying to flag down a

an eternity before she could even spot

clothes, skirt, and even her bag were marred

pulled out her phone to book a ride, and the pain

of a horn caught her

window of a sleek

look. He narrowed his

taken aback to run into Lucien

commanded sharply, “Get in the car. I’ll

up some burn cream

his

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lips in resignation. “Okay, then.

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stepped out of the coffee shop, Luna caught sight of the familiar

It was Lucien’s car.

What are you gawking at? Call your driver right

her eyes away, not thinking much of it and assuming it was