Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 45 Threat

“Handle things here in Washington. I need to be on the first flight back to New York. Book it now!”

It was eight o’clock in the evening when Tobias finally walked into the hospital. Kaia had blocked his number, so he had to call around to find out that his mother had been moved to the ICU on the sixteenth floor.

As Tobias stepped out of the elevator, he saw Kaia at the end of the hall, looking like she’d just come from the doctor’s office. “Kaia,” he called out, loud enough to sound authoritative but not enough to cause a scene.

She glanced up to see her father walking toward her in his usual polished suit. At forty-five, Tobias was still in shape, with gym sessions once a week, and always put together. Looking at him, Kaia saw a faint, unpleasant echo of her own features in his.

Her half-sister loved bragging about how much she looked like their dad. What’s so great about resembling someone so cold-blooded?

The reek of expensive liquor rolled off him in waves. His own mother was undergoing life-saving surgery, and he was out drinking with clients. The man had no shame.

“What’s with the attitude, Kaia?” Tobias frowned, genuinely

Chapte

I’m her father. The head of the

grandma? Which room?

let out a short; cold laugh. “Grandma had a

stroke?” Tobias asked, startled. That was

tell you to call Sally? Why

dead stare at him. “She and Grandma can’t stand each

Tobias sputtered, then collected himself.

Take me!”

was an idiot. “Don’t you know ICU visiting hours are

momentarily stumped. Right. It was eight o’clock, long past

wake up? And if she does…

slowly looked up. Her eyes, webbed with exhaustion

into him. “How can you even ask that? Dad, do you want

He cleared his throat with a small cough and shot Kaia a

can’t see her now, you might

still in its sling, and pinned him with a cold