Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 21 The dinner

Alden’s forehead wrinkled up. He took a screenshot and sent if to his group chat: [Something wrong with WhatsApp? You guys getting my messages? I tried texting someone and got this.]

The rich kids who’d been blowing up the chat went dead silent.

Alden’s frown got deeper.

Is it actually broken?

Finally, one of them dropped the truth bomb: [Mr. Graves, WhatsApp’s fine. She blocked you.]

Alden was stunned.

Blocked? What right did Kaia have to block me?

When Joanne called to invite Kaia for dinner tomorrow, Kaia already had plans with Jude, so she turned it down.

But Joanne was incredibly enthusiastic and moved it to the next day. Kaia couldn’t say no this time and had to agree.

“Lucien, don’t be mad at that brat. I’ll make sure to keep him in line,” Zane said in Allen’s study.

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Lucien nodded a little, face blank. “Zane, I don’t get frustrated with the younger generation. But Alden’s been acting up Everything we do needs to follow proper etiquette and protocol.

“I don’t want people talking badly about the Graves family. Don’t you agree, Zane?”

Zane was a full twelve years older than Lucien, yet in front of his younger brother, he seemed like the junior one.

“Yeah, yeah, you’re absolutely right, Lucien. I’ll keep an eye on Alden in the future.”

Right then, Joanne rolled in with coffee. “Allen, Lucien, I just talked to Kaia. She’s got a work dinner tomorrow, so she’s coming over the next day instead.”

good.” Lucien remained

I have another appointment later, so I’ll head out now. I’ll be back the day after tomorrow for

to keep Lucien around to talk about his

Lucien was running

don’t drink

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gave a slight bow. “Yes, Dad, I

The next evening.

13 min left

a dinner scheduled with Julian Rhodes–the man heading the Graves Group’s acquisition of

was scheduled at the Prosperity Hotel. Jude brought two lawyers from his team, Kaia and

that Kaia had stomach problems, he specifically brought

there were two executives from the investment department and a deputy director

about you,” Jude greeted warmly,

are two of the most outstanding lawyers

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Kaia Domont, and this is Warren

nervous, Kaia managed to maintain her

inwardly at her too–brief introduction, then naturally stepped in

from the country’s best university, went on to earn her master’s degree, and is

year.

accomplished,” Julian said with a light nod and a

Julian dominated the dinner conversation while Alvin Blake from Graves Group’s investment department smiled and waved over a server. “Everyone

on Kaia as he grinned. “Can Ms.

tell him that Kaia couldn’t drink, but then he heard Kaia speak up confidently, “I’m not much of a drinker, but I’m so excited to

chuckled with delight. “Ha! Ms.

u

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honest! It doesn’t matter how much you

is!

of things, she’d be

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