Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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

said coldly, “Dad, Zane, Joanne. I have another appointment later, so I’ll head out now. I’ll be back the day after tomorrow for dinner, but I won’t

around to talk about his blind date

Lucien was running

go. But don’t drink

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a slight bow.

The next evening.

13 min left

dinner scheduled with Julian Rhodes–the man heading the Graves Group’s acquisition of Ease Electronics. Whoever impressed

Prosperity Hotel. Jude brought two lawyers from

he specifically brought Warren along to

besides Julian, there were two executives from the investment department

greeted warmly, shaking Julian’s hand before introducing Kaia and

most outstanding lawyers on

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is Kaia Domont, and this is Warren

extremely nervous, Kaia managed to maintain her composure. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Rhodes. I’m

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

class from the country’s best university, went on to earn her master’s degree, and is already making a name for herself. She’s just starting

year.

said with a light nod and

and Julian dominated the dinner conversation while Alvin Blake from Graves

deliberately settled on Kaia as he grinned. “Can Ms. Domont

up confidently, “I’m not much of a drinker, but I’m so excited to meet all

chuckled with delight. “Ha! Ms.

u

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much you drink- what matters

is!

mentally sighed. From the sound of things, she’d be drinking quite a