Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 33 Do It The Hard Way

“I-I’ll walk!” she squeaked, practically tripping over her own

feet.

Behind them, the male escort looked devastated, like he’d just watched his paycheck sprint out the door. “Miss! Wait-”

Head bowed, Kaia trailed Lucien to the parking lot. He stopped abruptly, making her crash straight into his solid back.

“Ouch…”

Rubbing her forehead, Kaia secretly glared at him.

Lucien smirked. “Hurts? Good. Maybe it’ll knock some sense into you next time you decide to sneak into places like this.”

Kaia bristled. “I’m an adult. It’s a bar, not a drug den.”

Lucien’s voice dipped dangerously. “Come again?”

Though his tone held no overt threat, Kaia’s back broke out in a cold sweat.

She forced a laugh. “I said-I messed up. I get it.”

“Get in the car.”

Chapter 33 Do It The Hard Way

Lucien took the back seat, and Kaia followed.

“Chris, step out for a moment.”

The driver obediently exited, leaving them alone.

Lucien didn’t waste time. “Kaia. So-are you into college boys now? Nineteen? Seriously?”

Kaia’s lips parted in shock. “What? No! I don’t like him. I was just….. curious, okay?”

“Curious about what, exactly?”

Lucien leaned in, closing the distance. “You’re getting married in five days.”

Kaia rolled her eyes internally. “We already broke up.”

Lucien eased back, feigning nonchalance. “Oh? Funny. My father still thinks he needs to find the perfect tie for your

wedding.”

Kaia’s brows furrowed.

Wait, what?

haven’t told Sir

last second

expression hardened. “Well, I’ve made myself clear. I’m not

a flicker of something unreadable

shows up will just

faint smile played on

take you home now. Leave the rest to me. And stop with the ‘sir’ routine. Just call me by my

confusion swirling

flickered in

“Good girl.”

*****

sleep. Her phone lit up with a message

at it, brows

Why hasn’t

to pretend until the last

next morning, Kaia took leave and went to Domley

she reached Tobias’ office without

when she entered. “You got

message?”

on wedding dresses with Alden

like he was

continued. “We broke

“And how many times must I say it? I don’t approve of you

with the wedding, and I’ll give

less about Domley

wouldn’t make her marry

cancel. Otherwise? The joke won’t just be on

that, Kaia walked out without looking

Tobias’ eyes turned glacial.

his stubborn daughter, gentle persuasion was no

picked up

“Sally,” he said curtly.

wife answered from a cushy spa lounge, cucumbers on her

Kaia home. I don’t care how you do it. She will be

paused, then

my darling Kaia struck a nerve

work, we’ll

*****

didn’t wake

run into Lucien at the bar last night-or did I

memory was a little

for a beat. “You don’t

out some baby-faced cutie, and I-somehow-ended up with a guy whose abs

Alyssa had caused such a