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.”

the curtain, Lucien’s face grew darker with every word. His jaw clenched so tight it

felt the air around him go cold

the time

fluids. Are you family? Here’s the payment slip.

opened his mouth to say “Skip it,” but Lucien

taken the slip with those pale,

Landon stood there frozen.

He is

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she

the hell did that happen?”

to the restroom, but then someone clocked me from behind! When

Someone helped her escape?

Did you see

I was

Useless brat.

muttered a curse under

here. I’ll

and whispered, “Did Kaia run

voice was

time the plan had flopped. Kaia would be too vigilant to fall into any

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*****

Kaia finally came to, her body limp as wet

the first thing she saw was Lucien,

she mumbled, still

his voice

drugged by her stepmother, and

“Thanks.”

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