Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 35 Are You Okay?

“Kaia? You okay?”

Kaia’s voice was thick with unshed tears. “I’m fine. Don’t trouble yourself.”

There she goes again! Always so damn tough!

Alden frowned, annoyed. He didn’t press her further, instead letting the firefighters help Luna out first.

Once he was out, he spotted Nathan Brown, the admin manager. “There’s still someone else in there,” he instructed. “Have someone see her home.”

Then, he carried Luna directly to the hospital.

Kaia’s legs felt like jelly. She was shaking so hard she could barely stand.

Nathan recognized her soon. “Ms. Domont, are you alright?” he asked, his face etched with concern.

Kaia shook her head. “I’m fine. Just help me to a chair for a minute, would you?”

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fingers, her phone on speaker.

“Hey, Kaia. What’s up? Miss me already after just one day? Ha!” she teased.

“Alyssa.” Kaia’s voice was weak. “Could you come to Alfly? I’m on the nineteenth floor.”

jumped to her feet. “Are you okay? Are you

know what had happened to her best

when he saw his flustered niece. “Alyssa, where

Something’s not right.

a beat, his fingers twitching almost

call had

one glance at him and

man in the driver’s seat had eyes laced with fine

almost cracked. “Text her. Tell her we’ll be there in

at least forty minutes

repeated, his voice

Graves Manor to downtown seemed to have magically cleared. Their black

minutes later, they screeched

closed the car door, Lucien was already halfway across the

to collect

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knees. She’d been out of the elevator for a while now, but she still couldn’t stop

my breaking point, I never would have called

this was

be

wrecked.

already left with

humiliation, and a sadness so heavy it felt like drowning-those things didn’t

rushed in, breathless. “Kaia, are

Kaia’s carefully constructed

voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here.

voice tight with panic. “Uncle Lucien! What should we