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.

with the tissues and hot

to tattle on me,

grabbed the cup on the table and splashed the water right at the

for you. Go run

watched with satisfaction as

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she grabbed her bag and

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

was long gone, leaving Kimberly’s

unanswered.

Almost two–thirds of the water hit her, while only a

Kaia’s something

Kimberly fumed, her body trembling with

collarbone made her both furious and

I get a scar

Kimberly. There won’t be any scars. I’ll

couldn’t have come at a better

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

like an eternity before she

bag were marred by splotches of coffee

to book a ride, and the pain on her neck only grew more

then, a short honk of a horn

see the window of a sleek black

narrowed his eyes and asked, “Who

taken aback to run

“Get in the car.

Just gonna pick up some burn cream at the pharmacy,”

in the car,” Lucien said, his tone leaving no room for

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pressed her lips in

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and Kimberly stepped out of the coffee

It was Lucien’s car.

your driver right now to take

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