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 running

frozen in

the hell

actually hit

tightened. “Kaia, don’t you walk

the time he turned to look for her, she

Eight o’clock?

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

*****

strolled by Lucien’s office. “Dinner at home

if Lucien wasn’t the one who had sent the surveillance footage from his son’s company last

“Not tonight, Zane. Business trip. I’ll

Zane reached the door, he paused. “I’ve set

Wouldn’t want any unnecessary gossip about the family

*****

walked in the firm looking like she’d chewed on nails

breakfast.

Who pissed in your

dog,” she muttered. “Tried to bite

“Wait, for real? Are

a rabies shot?”

her head. “Didn’t get me. Don’t worry.

back. We’re even.”

Warren was speechless.

really talking about a

was taking point on the Graves Group M&A, with Kaia and

offloaded his other smaller cases to