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.”

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

best friend, but the tremor

when he saw his flustered

She called. Something’s not right. I think

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

phone call had left Alyssa deeply

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

in the driver’s seat had eyes laced with fine

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

Alden’s office is at

repeated, his

downtown seemed to have magically cleared.

they screeched to a

closed the car door, Lucien was already halfway across the plaza,

collect a debt-with

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

my breaking point, I never

this was Alden’s

afford to be seen like

wrecked.

left with the person he

humiliation, and a sadness

in, breathless.

voice, Kaia’s carefully constructed composure

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

voice tight with panic. “Uncle Lucien!