Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 42

Chapter 42 Car Crash

Once that was done, no amount of pressure could change things.

It would be over.

Lucien raised an eyebrow.

So, she escaped the house just to call off the wedding?

“You’re sure about this?” he asked again, his voice deep,

resonant.

And in that deep voice, Kaia could have sworn she heard a faint, almost imperceptible thread of excitement.

She nodded firmly, her expression resolute. “One hundred

percent.”

This trip was clearly important, and he was definitely cutting it

close.

So, Lucien did as she asked, pulling over at the convenience store. As she got out, he added, almost as an afterthought, “Text me when you get there.”

Then, as if sensing she might misinterpret, he quickly tacked on. “Or text Alyssa. Either one.”

Kaia smiled, “Okay.”

She watched the black car vanish into the night.

It was 9 PM. From here to the Graves Manor would take about forty minutes.

Showing up this late was pushing it, but Kaia couldn’t wait another minute.

then hailed

*****

stormed into the club when she received a call

men and you can’t even keep one girl locked up?

the private room Tobias had booked. His assistant nearly jumped out of his skin

her.

Domont?” She narrowed her eyes at

block her view of the closed

snorted, “Can’t I be? You’ve got one minute to drag him out, or

The assistant’s heart pounded.

was a nightmare. He was supposed to be playing lookout for Tobias’

a corner, turning his phone’s volume down to a whisper. “Sir… um… your wife’s here. Right outside. You might wanna come out.

minutes later, the

like nothing was wrong, adjusting his cufflinks and smoothing his

are you

She took several deep breaths to suppress her anger before

jumped out the window and ran off! And you still have

both knew, were better

face flushed a dull red. “Don’t be

she

her! You better find out who it was and fix this now. Because if that girl doesn’t show

in,

Graves

*****

Luna out for a late-night bite. “Luna, you barely touched

out with the dieting,

soft blush coloring her cheeks. “Thank you, Alden. But, you know… thinner

was dropping soon, and Alden had already pulled a few strings-booked her on a

was no way she was going

warm smile. “I really don’t know

with you.”

a dull ache throbbed in his stomach. He pressed a hand to

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