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.”

“Are you

had happened to her best

of his car when he saw his flustered niece. “Alyssa, where are you

Something’s not right. I think

skipped a beat, his fingers twitching almost imperceptibly. “Alright, calm down.

call had left

about to seek some comfort from Lucien, but one

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

“Text her. Tell her we’ll be there in twenty

at least forty minutes

he repeated, his voice

have magically cleared. Their black Maybach was the only car

minutes later, they screeched to a

even closed the car door, Lucien was already halfway across the plaza, his strides fast and lethal, like a

collect a

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head buried in her knees. She’d been out of the elevator for a while now,

I wasn’t at my breaking point,

was Alden’s

to be seen like this-weak,

wrecked.

he already left with

knew it shouldn’t bother her. It shouldn’t. But fear, humiliation, and a

in, breathless.

Kaia’s carefully

and her voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here.

with panic. “Uncle Lucien! What