Chapter 79 It was driving her crazy
The pure white dress was flawless and dazzling.
Did Lucien… order this for me?
Lucien had barely been sitting for two minutes when Kaia’s bedroom door opened again.
He glanced up, brow lifting slightly. That fast?
But his expression shifted the moment he saw her—still in the same dress she’d been wearing earlier, holding something in her hands.
His brow creased. “What’s wrong? Something wrong with it?”
Kaia stepped forward, holding the white dress carefully, her expression unreadable.
“Lucien… you really want me to wear this one?”
Lucien nodded, his voice quiet but certain.
“Yeah. That’s the one.”
Kaia hesitated for a breath, then turned and walked back toward her room, the dress still pressed gently to her chest.
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Was it just a coincidence?
A month ago that was exactly when he’d returned to the
country.
Did he order this dress right after coming back… and save it for
her?
shook the
dress and turned to face the
like it had been made just
diamonds glittered from her waist down, cascading
graceful movements, Lucien’s eyes narrowed slightly, and Adam’s apple bobbed.
cheeks burn. She lifted her
let out a soft laugh.
beautiful it took his
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Kaia sighed, “Alright.”
shake the feeling that she looked like a
then she glanced at his black suit. He looked
groom.
outfit was driving
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event was a private
worry,” Lucien said as they
brothers to me. One of our old high school teachers-our physics teacher—is turning seventy. They’re throwing a small celebration
Kaia understood immediately.
there, no one would gossip. No one would run back to Allen
gave a slight
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tonight without a date. None of them would bring random
this.
flying solo,
only one with a girlfriend, and he was absolutely showing
this is my
sweet
the other night! She said someone as beautiful as you should be playing the lead, not
politely. “Thank
patted Kayla’s hand affectionately. “She’s absolutely right.
her back. He loved
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