Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 54

Chapter 54 Grandma’s Gone

Lucien scanned the updated articles, a satisfied smirk tugging at his lips.

He shot Frank a message: [Well done. Double your year-end bonus.]

Frank replied with a smile: [Thank you, Mr. Graves. Just doing my job.]

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That evening, Luna stared at the trending news link Kimberly had sent her, her blood boiling. In a fit of rage, she hurled her phone across the room.

She was convinced Kaia had bought the headlines to smear her

name.

Zane, too, saw the trending stories and tried to have them taken down, but they wouldn’t budge.

He furrowed his brow, puzzled.

Could Kaia be behind this?

No way she has that kind of pull. Not even her father could manage it.

Kaia had spent the entire day running errands and had no time or energy to even glance at the online chaos.

After wrapping up her errands, she went straight to the bank and applied for a mortgage loan.

The bank offered up to a million dollars at a 3.85% interest rate, which she calculated she could handle. Without hesitation, she told the manager to start the paperwork.

The approval process would take a week, but with the loan and her savings, Kaia was confident she could cover Claire’s medical bills, nursing care, and nutritional supplements for a year.

no intention of relying

enough, she believed she

frantic call from the hospital

driving to the hospital, her

Claire being rushed into the emergency room once again. A

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nurse hurried out, her face grim. “Ms. Domont, this is your grandmother’s critical condition notice.

name. “How’s my grandma?” she

Claire, offered a reassuring tone. “Ms. Domont, don’t worry. Our doctors are doing everything they can.” She tucked the form away and dashed back to

the morning until nine. Kaia sat in

operating room doors swung open. “I’m so sorry, Ms. Domont. We did all we could.” He glanced at the chart, his tone clinical. “Patient Claire Domont, time of death 9:07 AM, cause:

staggered backward, saved from falling by a

nurse.

Domont,” the nurse said softly. “There are still many arrangements to make. You should

the nurse’s hand tightly. “I need to

her

draped in a white sheet, was wheeled into the room, Kaia collapsed to

pull the sheet back. She couldn’t understand how just days ago her kind, warm grandma had been talking to her, and now

hand seemed to clutch Kaia’s heart, squeezing until it felt like it would

against the bed. Memories flooded her mind, vivid and relentless. “Kaia, come here, let me tell you a story,” Claire’s

your dad doesn’t cherish you, I’ll be your rock.

but big or small, they’re your safety net. A woman needs money to stand

marry, don’t. As long as

like a tidal wave, engulfing Kaia,

drowning soul, her vision blurred, and

sobs. “Please come back. Without you, no one will

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