Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 30 He treated her differently

“We’ve got five days left. If we cancel now, our families will be the joke of New York!

“What’s it gonna take to make you stop being like this? Cut this drama–let’s just get married, okay?”

Kaia looked at Alden’s face. Those features she used to love were now all messed up with annoyance and zero patience.

She gave a small smile, “Alden, do you even want to marry me? Do you actually love me? Do you really want to spend your life with me?”

Alden seemed caught off guard by her question.

He cleared his throat and looked away. “We’re engaged. Of course we’re getting married.

Wow. First time I’ve heard of people marrying just because they’re engaged.

Kaia chuckled again. “Then, after we’re married, can you promise never to contact Luna again?”

Alden’s gaze snapped back to hers, his words deliberate. “K

already told you. Luna’s my closest sister. I’m never gonna leave her behind!”

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Kain looked down and shrugged. “So, you don’t even love me, but you want me to be cool with you sneaking around with Luna after we get married? Then why should I marry you?”

The sorrow in her eyes vanished, replaced by resolve.

“I’ve had enough. I’d rather marry an animal than you. Alden, we’re done.”

She yanked her wrist free and strode upstairs without looking back.

Alden stared blankly at her retreating figure.

She really doesn’t want to marry me anymore?

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The next morning, when Kaia got to the office, Vanessa told her the awesome news–they landed the Graves Group acquisition

case.

Kaia was stunned.

It did work out. So Lucien really heard everything during that call.

Clutching her phone, she sent a message.

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[Mr. Graves, thank you.]

the bottom of her

actually kept his word

heard Lucien was coming to the contract signing meeting, his

some small

top law firms, Lucien never

showed just how much he

someone there meant way more

he’d

thirty–three years, had zero scandals, whether domestically or abroad. Some even

doing things his own

office was packed

He treated her

that Julian wondered if he

into women.

days ago, Lucien suddenly started fussing over some female lawyer at

of her, he chewed out

idiot could see

his fingers on the desk and

up, Jude scratched his

sign the contract–not that he hadn’t planned on taking her anyway. But the way Julian

Isn’t he already married?

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to the Graves Group, neither

was stressing about what to

out how to tell his c And Jude was

“Jude…”

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He treated

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“Kaia…”

at the same

“You go

twitched his lips. “Kaia, you said you broke up with your boyfriend,

Kaia nodded. “Yep.”

cleared his throat. “Mind if I

Probably because I got

a loss for

coughed deliberately. “Well, Kaia, want me to

went

in our industry–you

on the back

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to tell her Julian was married and offered to introduce her

no clue what

he

I’m not interested in dating right

rejection made

really that into

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