Chapter 57 Mystery Guy

Kimberly shrugged, playing fake innocent. “Or… forget it. I probably saw it wrong.”

Alden stared, brows drawing tight. “Which corner?” His voice dropped cold.

“Over there,” she pointed, then smiled sweetly. “But hey, don’t tell her I said anything, okay? She’ll kill me.”

“I won’t.”

Alden turned and walked off, his sympathy burning away under suspicion. His head spun with one thought-figuring out who that mystery guy was. No wonder she dumped him so fast; she already had someone else.

Rounding the corner, he nearly stumbled. There Kaia was, crouched low, looking at a photo of her grandma.

“You…” His voice caught, jealousy nearly spilling out. “You okay?” he asked, rough but sincere.

Kaia looked up, then quickly looked away. “Yeah. I’m fine.”

“Look, Kaia, you don’t gotta be strong all the time. If you need anything, say it.”

“Really?” She looked at the photo one last time, stood up, wiped her hands, and said softly, “Anything?”

“Yeah,” Alden said quickly. “Anything I can do, I’ll do it.”

“Alright.” A slow, almost smug smile touched her face. “Then I want this, Alden-stay out of my life. My one ask? I never wanna see you again. Think you can handle that?”

Alden barely remembered getting home that day. Luna took one look at him and knew something was off.

“Alden, what’s going on? You look totally spaced out,” Luna said, narrowing her eyes at him.

He opened his mouth, but the words just wouldn’t come.

[Luna, Alden went looking for Kaia. Bet he caught her cozying up with some random guy. Relax, she’s out of your way now.]

Luna skimmed the message, and her heart sank. She knew exactly what Kimberly was hinting at.

hated it, but part of her had always

already hers. Sure, he was out of

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playing the victim

buy it. Kaia had brought this

phone just as Alden mumbled,

push. “Then go

the way she was watching

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stayed behind and sat quietly next to Kaia. “If you need to cry,

“No, Alyssa.

how

knew Kaia knew Claire

home. I just wanna sit with her

like she was trying to

nights at the wake. She ran on

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but willpower.

that Claire had been buried, she felt like there

home, but her dad called after her, asking her to stay for

paused, then figured they probably needed to talk anyway. She got into

know you’re upset, but you really need to apologize to the Graves family. Especially Zane. Sir Graves may be on your side, but the company’s mostly in Zane’s hands now. If he wants to screw me over, there’s nothing I

brow. “Isn’t Lucien the one actually running the

some respect. You don’t get to

her head back and shut her eyes. She was so over

Dad. I’m gonna take a nap.

and Tobias exchanged a look

by before they

coming up, Kaia figured she’d

even glance

“Hold up!”

after her, “Kaia, what’s with the attitude lately? Can’t I say

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