Chapter 50 Leave

Panic flickering in Luna’s chest.

She knows I visited her grandmother?

Alden didn’t catch the subtext, but he saw the venom in Kaia’s eyes. “Why are you targeting her?”

Luna shrank behind him, her voice small and pitiful. “Alden, I think Kaia’s got the wrong idea about me. I didn’t visit her grandma. You drove me straight home yesterday, and I didn’t leave after that.”

“Kaia, stop throwing shade at Luna!” Alden barked. “Maybe take a look in the mirror before you start pointing fingers!”

Normally, if Alden dared raise his voice at Kaia, Zane and Joanne would’ve jumped in to scold him. But today, Kaia had burned every bridge between them.

To them, she was nothing more than an outsider now.

Kaia let out a cold laugh, her lips parting to retort when a deep, furious voice cut through the room. “Alden, shut your mouth!”

“Allen, it’s not his fault!” Joanne protested, her voice sharp.

“Grandpa!” Alden shouted, defiant.

“Enough!” Allen roared, his face flushed with anger. “You’ve disappointed me, Alden. Instead of blaming others, why don’t

take a hard look at what you’ve done?”

you

He jabbed a finger toward the massive screen. “You and Luna are going to apologize to Kaia right now!”

This marriage had been Lydia’s dying wish, something Allen had sworn to honor. Today’s disaster was the last thing he’d wanted.

“Grandpa, why should we apologize?” Alden snapped.

my

now?”

himself

delicate wrist, he stormed out of the

to breathe. “Fine, Zane. Look what your kid has become. I’m done with that

Joanne rushed to Allen’s side, easing him

a while for Allen to catch his breath

at Kaia, his voice warm

“Kaia, I’m so

through Kaia’s heart. But it was just a

eyes darkened. “Sir Graves, I need to get back to the hospital. My grandma had a stroke

his voice faltering. “A stroke? How did that

Luna visited her, and then she

words landed like a bombshell, shifting

room.

sharp eyes

sinking feeling

go,” he said gently. “I’ll swing by the hospital

Lucien. “Lucien, give Kaia a

an easy smile. “Of course. Kaia,

we?”

second, Kaia’s heart skipped a

“Okay,” she said softly.

why not let

followed Lucien into his Maybach. To her

had just caused a scene at the wedding, or

driving yourself

lazy drawl filling the car. “Driver’s

Kaia’s brow furrowed.

already in his fifties? Going for

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