Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Can’t you try to understand?

But before she could actually faint, Jude emerged from Alex’s office with a grim expression.

“Jude, how did it go?” The trio turned their attention.

Jude wasn’t in the mood for details. “Nothing. He said whoever gets the contract gets it. Doesn’t matter how.”

Their faces fell, a shadow passing over their moods.

As Ophelia Graham walked past their group, she smiled sweetly, “Mr. Halston, what’s wrong? You don’t look too well.”

Jude said nothing. Just gave his ex–wife a deep, unreadable look.

Seeing Jude’s silence, the others went back to their work.

Feeling ignored, Ophelia just turned and left.

Kaia’s heart ached.

This field wasn’t fair. It never was. That’s just how this game works. It’s all about who you know, not what you know.

Sure, clients want hotshot lawyers, but they want ones with connections even more.

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Chapter 29 Can’t you try to understand?

Unfortunately, Jude and I… we don’t have any of that.

Kaia checked the time and headed downstairs ten minutes early.

She mainly didn’t want her colleagues to see her with Lucien- it’d be hard to explain.

Lucien watched her scurry into his car like a thief, frowning. “What, is the police chasing you?”

Kaia stiffened. “No. Mr. Graves, you can drive now.”

He didn’t move right away. Took his sweet time starting the car.

“Ms. Domont, what would you like for dinner?”

Kaia thought for a moment, then forced a smile. “How about Redblossom Restaurant? We didn’t get to eat there last time.”

Lucien smirked faintly. “Sure.”

The entire ride, Kaia wanted to ask how much he’d overheard on the call.

But she didn’t dare to bring it up.

Redblossom Restaurant.

29 Can’t you try

the same clam

last time.

was distracted. She had no idea why

out.

grasped for conversation. “Did they

of water. “Haven’t heard anything.

eyes were dark as midnight. “Want me to ask

Kaia said, shaking her

That’s not his job.

anyone should, it should

So, your father agreed to

across Kaia’s lips.

sides. If they wanted to keep pretending nothing happened, fine. When it

smiled slightly, “I

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Can’t you

silence, neither bringing up the earlier phone

Kaia took a

Lucien casually dialed

no idea why Lucien

from a business dinner, his head still

the law firm for that merger

were going with Vanguard Law Firm, but the two partners have different rates. We’re

do we choose lawyers based on

broke into a cold sweat.

over. I want

that, Lucien hung

Julian racked his brain.

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Can’t you

Mr. Graves find out

it clear he

Then it hit him.

female lawyer–they definitely got

at the calendar. He showed up at Kaia’s door like some lost puppy,

kept hitting that

No answer.

him on every social app. Phone

after call, but it all went

did she block my number

about to give up

up.

“Kaia!”

after working late, so

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