Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 38 I’m Sick Of You

“What are you doing here?” Kaia’s voice was flat.

Alden scoffed, “Oh, cut the act, Kaia. Isn’t this what you wanted? For me to come to you?”

Kaia couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “I don’t get what you’re saying. Get out of my way. I’m going to be late for work.”

Alden stood in front of her like a wall. “You really going to stand there and pretend you didn’t go crying to Zane?”

Kaia’s brows lifted slightly. “Excuse me?”

Alden stepped closer, his voice rising with each word. “You really had me fooled, Kaia. One minute, you’re calling off the wedding. Next, you’re whispering crap to Zane behind back? You’ve really got this two-faced act down cold.”

my

He continued. “What is it, huh? Want me so bad you’re playing hard to get now? All this drama just so I’ll come crawling?”

Alden’s face was a dark scowl. “Well, congrats. I’m officially sick of you.”

The sharp crack of a slap echoed in the air.

Kaia stared at him, her eyes like chips of ice, her hand tingling.

“Right back at you. I’m sick of you, too. I’m sick of you, too.”

She added. “You think I want this wedding? Your parents are the ones too scared to tell Sir Graves the truth. You talk tough with me, but you won’t even tell your grandpa you’re out. You’re scared? Fine. I’ll do it.

“Eight o’clock tonight at the Graves Manor. Be there.”

Kaia pushed past him and stalked off.

genuinely

stood frozen in

the hell just

She actually

“Kaia, don’t you walk away

for her, she had already gotten into

Eight o’clock?

snort. He’d just see if she had the guts to actually show up at his

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by Lucien’s office. “Dinner at

casually as if Lucien wasn’t the one who had sent the surveillance footage

tonight, Zane. Business trip. I’ll be back next

it easy.” As Zane reached the door, he paused. “I’ve set Luna up on a blind date. So relax.

any unnecessary

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in the firm looking like she’d chewed on

breakfast.

Who pissed in your

stray dog,” she muttered. “Tried

widened. “Wait, for real? Are you okay? You

a rabies shot?”

shook her head. “Didn’t get me. Don’t

back. We’re even.”

Warren was speechless.

talking

the Graves Group M&A, with Kaia

had offloaded his other smaller cases