Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 48 Public Disclosure

Alden’s gut clenched. A sickening premonition washed over him.

“Kaia, what are you doing?”

Before he could finish, the lights in the grand banquet hall died. The huge screen behind the stage flickered to life.

“My little princess, Luna. Happy sixteenth birthday. I’ll always be here for you, baby.”

The camera panned to Luna’s face, young, shy, cheeks slightly flushed as she made a wish with her eyes squeezed shut.

After a long moment, she blew out the candles.

Alden asked softly, “Luna, tell me, what did you wish for?”

“Can’t say, or it won’t come true.”

“Silly girl. If you don’t tell me, how can I make it happen?”

“I wished… I wished we could get married someday. I don’t want anyone else to be your wife. Can I marry you when I grow up?”

A wave of shocked murmurs and gasps swept through the crowd.

“But this was supposed to be Alden and Kaia’s wedding,” someone whispered.

“Luna? Zane’s adopted daughter?” another voice hissed. “Was this his plan all along?”

about to explode. He spun toward his event staff, his face red with fury. “Idiots! Turn

lit. Alden, the one holding the camera,

tender and devoted, and pressed a lingering kiss to the young girl’s forehead. “Okay. When you grow up,

to flash onto the screen was a shocking glimpse into Alden’s private photo album, stored on his tablet, with 3344 photos of him

eyes were bloodshot with fury and

You actually went through my private

“Oh, don’t get too excited,

in the hall suddenly blazed back to life. On the massive screen, a new message appeared in bold,

letters.

Will You

thousand pairs of eyes,

dug so hard into her palms

me? Is that

with vengeance. “Well,

in the crowd started

Say

felt like another knife twisting in Alden’s

secret, and Kaia was gleefully tearing it open for the world to see,

thrill of pure revenge, coiling

sweet little angel. I’ll tear every

of you apart.

doors of the banquet hall swung