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.”

on?” Alyssa jumped to her feet. “Are you

happened to her best friend,

gotten out of his car when he saw his flustered niece. “Alyssa, where

Something’s not

heart skipped a beat, his fingers twitching almost

call had left

one glance at him and the words died in

driver’s seat had eyes

was so hoarse it almost cracked. “Text her. Tell her we’ll be there in

Alden’s office is at least

could finish, he repeated, his voice

to downtown seemed to have magically cleared. Their black Maybach

later, they

was already halfway across the plaza,

collect a debt-with

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her head buried in her knees. She’d been out of the elevator for a while now, but she still couldn’t stop her body from

breaking point, I

this was Alden’s

to be seen like

wrecked.

he already left with

her. It shouldn’t. But fear, humiliation, and a sadness so

breathless. “Kaia, are

familiar voice, Kaia’s carefully

her voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here. I’m okay, just…

panic. “Uncle Lucien! What should we