Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 55 Stay Out of My Way

Kaia spoke little, offering only a polite smile to each guest who came to pay their respects.

Ever scheming, Sally seized a moment after a group of mourners left to pull Tobias into a quiet corner.

“What’s happening with your mother’s 5% shares?” she whispered. “You’re not seriously giving them to Kaia, are you?”

Tobias hesitated, his voice low. “Let’s hold off on that for now. You saw her eyes. They’re unsettling. I’m almost scared to bring it up.”

They both knew how much Claire meant to Kaia.

“Fine,” Sally agreed. “But once your mother’s buried, we need to settle this quickly.”

Unbeknownst to them, a slender figure lingered in the shadows, letting out a soft, mocking laugh.

“Kimberly, Kaia’s kind of creepy,” one of the guests whispered. “Your grandma doted on her, didn’t she? How’s she not

shedding a single tear?”

Kimberly dabbed at her eyes with exaggerated care, her voice dripping with false pity. “Who knows? Maybe Kaia’s got a heart

of steel. I could never be like her. When I heard about

Grandma’s passing, I cried my eyes out. They are still swollen!”

“Kimberly, you’re just too kind,” her friend said. “Some people are just cold to the core.”

Every word reached Kaia’s ears.

calm but edged with ice. “Come with me

stare, her bravado wavering. “W-what

derisive scoff. “Scared of

her pride pushing her to follow Kaia to a

the light

with one hand, the blade’s icy edge grazing her cheek, sliding slowly as Kaia’s eyes burned with

back, her body rigid, her teeth chattering. “Kaia, have you lost your mind?”

pale. One wrong move

out of my way. I don’t want to hear a single word like that at my grandmother’s

as Kaia let out a cold sneer. “Next time, it

sheathed the dagger and walked away without a backward glance, leaving Kimberly trembling on the

Kimberly truly believed Kaia had gone

eyes, a

Sally, her words tumbling

Kaia threatened you with

I want to go home. I can’t stay here. What if she snaps

hadn’t realized Claire’s death would unravel Kaia to

extent.

soothing. “Calm down, sweetheart. You can’t leave today.

She used to cry over a dead hamster. She’s not

sweetheart. Today, you’ve got a chance to make an impression on Mr. Graves. If the Graves family only sees Kaia and not

Kimberly finally

regained some confidence, convincing herself that Kaia was merely bluffing with

and Tobias had always had

“Okay, Mom.