Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 33

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?

told Sir

till the last

expression hardened. “Well, I’ve made

something unreadable in

shows up will just be a clown,”

faint smile played on

to me.

hesitated, a mix of reluctance and confusion swirling behind

flickered in Lucien’s

“Good girl.”

*****

sleep. Her phone lit up with a message from

stared at it, brows

Why hasn’t he

seriously going to pretend until the

leave and went to

Tobias’ office

even blink when she entered. “You got

message?”

with Alden

at him like he was an idiot.

“We broke

how many times must I

I’ll give you an extra 5% share. Combined

less

make

time to cancel. Otherwise? The joke won’t just be on me-it’ll

that, Kaia walked

Tobias’ eyes turned glacial.

persuasion was no longer an

up

“Sally,” he said curtly.

cushy spa lounge, cucumbers on her eyes, a

you do it. She will be at that

paused, then smiled,

well. Looks like my darling Kaia struck

work, we’ll just go with plan

*****

wake up

at the

memory was

a beat. “You don’t remember

pieces. You picked out some baby-faced cutie, and I-somehow-ended up with a guy whose

was Alyssa’s childhood friend. And they were almost engaged once, but Alyssa had caused such a scene at the engagement party that it was

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