Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 60 That Promise Still Stands?

He shut his eyes, trying hard to keep it together and not yank her even closer. Finally, Paul pulled up to the hospital entrance.

Landon had just sat down for clinic when the door slammed open with a loud bang. Jesus, who the hell now? He looked up, clearly annoyed, and narrowed his eyes. “For God’s sake, Lucien? You again?”

yep,

And he had someone in his arms, again. Landon glanced down and sneered, “Well damn, isn’t that the Domont girl?”

“Cut the crap. She’s been drugged. Call a female doctor, now.”

Landon’s face twitched. “You do realize you’re literally the cure. Why bring her here?”

Lucien’s eyes went stone cold. “You think I’m some damn

animal?”

They used to tease Lucien now and then, but everyone knew if he got pissed, it never ended well.

Landon scratched his nose. “Alright, alright, chill. Just a joke.”

Lucien’s voice was flat. “It’s not funny.”

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Landon got the message and backed off right away. “Fine, I’ll get someone from ER.”

The female doctor arrived quickly and gave Kaia a full checkup. Her brows furrowed.

“She’s on a heavy dose. She bit her own tongue in a few places.”

She gently lifted the sheet. “And here-her thigh’s bruised. Looks like she grabbed herself hard to stay conscious.”

with every word. His jaw clenched so tight it

go cold

the time to

her on fluids. Are you family? Here’s the payment

opened his mouth to say “Skip it,”

pale, steady

Landon stood there frozen.

is dead

216

she

did

restroom, but then someone clocked me from behind! When I came to, she

Someone helped her escape?

it a guy? Did you

was clocked, remember?” her

Useless brat.

a curse under

I’ll take care of

whispered, “Did Kaia run

was tight.

had flopped. Kaia would be too vigilant to fall

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*****

came to, her body limp

rubbed her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Lucien, watching her

she mumbled,

his voice soft.

it hit her-she’d been drugged by

“Thanks.”

to tease her but stopped himself, remembering the way she’d