Chapter 70 Find the Truth

When she saw Jude’s name flashing on the screen, a wave of calm washed over her frayed nerves.

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Meanwhile, Lucien sat there, his fingers wrapped around his phone. He’d witnessed the whole thing of Kaia liking and then unliking the post.

She finally saw it. But why did she unlike it? Is she angry?

Before Lucien could spiral any further about Kaia’s reaction, his phone buzzed again.

It was Allen.

“Lucien,” his father said, voice already laced with curiosity, “you found a girlfriend?”

Within the entire Graves family, Allen rarely dared to meddle in Lucien’s personal life.

Not because he didn’t want to―he just couldn’t.

Years ago, he’d tried the usual matchmaking tricks. He’d even gone as far as arranging for a woman to wait in Lucien’s room.

Lucien had responded by catching the next international flight out… and staying overseas for five whole years.

To the public, it looked like he’d gone abroad to expand the Graves family’s business empire. But those in the know understood the truth: Lucien had fled. Plain and simple.

Ever since then, Allen had walked on eggshells around his youngest son when it came to relationships.

So when Lucien made an Instagram post—a public one, no less- about having a girlfriend, it sent shockwaves through the entire Graves clan.

Allen wasted no time. “Is it serious?”

Lucien didn’t even hesitate.

“Yeah, Dad. I’ve got a girlfriend. We’re getting married next month.”

Allen sucked in a sharp breath. “Next month? That soon?”

Lucien leaned back in his chair, perfectly calm.

any younger.

Allen was stunned.

he’d practically begged Lucien to settle down. He’d used those same words-“You’re not getting

back then, Lucien had responded by

was ready to tie the

finally come

throat, slipping into his most

expectations for your future wife. As long as she’s well-mannered and

for some flashy

was nothing more reassuring than knowing Lucien had genuinely fallen

smile tugging

Dad. I love

soared. “That’s wonderful!

to meet

then answered smoothly, “She’s shy. I don’t want to

wedding, he’d

assumed Lucien’s girlfriend was just

a few more words, they hung

He picked up his phone

was her

the butler replied. “But… Ms. Domont seemed a little off. Quiet. Kinda

furrowed. “Down

I had to call her name twice before she

his chair, expression darkening as he

What’s bothering her?

was about me…

something

it,” he said, his

the group chat for the M&A investment project. She fought the urge to vent her frustration right there and then. Instead, she dialed Julian’s

tone

returned to his office. In a cold tone, he asked, “Who’s

politely, “Mr. Rhodes. I’m Kaia Domont

“Ah, Ms. Domont.

the project’s overall in-charge directly was a bit of an overstep for

Kaia and their president, he

it was his subordinates or

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