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.”

feet. “Are you okay?

happened to her best friend, but the tremor

out of his car when he saw his

Kaia. She called. Something’s not right. I think

his fingers twitching almost imperceptibly. “Alright, calm down. I’ll go

phone call had left Alyssa

some comfort from Lucien, but one glance at him and the

driver’s seat had

hoarse it almost cracked. “Text her. Tell her we’ll be

at least

he repeated, his voice a

downtown seemed to have magically cleared. Their black Maybach was

they screeched to

was already halfway across

to collect a debt-with

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been out of the elevator for a

point, I

was Alden’s

be

wrecked.

with

knew it shouldn’t bother her. It shouldn’t. But fear, humiliation, and a sadness so heavy it felt like drowning-those

breathless. “Kaia,

familiar voice, Kaia’s carefully

voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here. I’m okay, just… My legs… I can’t seem

tight with panic. “Uncle Lucien! What