Chapter 139 Even in the Dark

Julian frowned. “What? Did we lose power?”

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He pulled out his phone and called the facilities department, while Lucien’s first instinct was to turn around.

The faint glow of the emergency lights revealed Kaia’s small frame curled up on the floor.

Something tugged hard at Lucien’s chest.

He crossed the space in one long stride and knelt beside her. “It’s okay. Just a power outage.”

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But his words didn’t seem to comfort her. She kept shaking,

tucked into herself.

Lucien had been angry-still was, if he was honest-but seeing her like this made it impossible to stay that way.

He pulled her into his arms and whispered low in her ear, his voice deep and steady, “I’m here. You’re safe.”

As he spoke, the elevator lights flickered back on.

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Lucien’s sharply sculpted face was the first thing she saw.

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He stepped in alongside Julian. Julian pressed the button for the fifth floor, while Lucien remained still, saying nothing.

Julian looked especially withdrawn, his expression cold and distant. He

Kaia’s heart tensed.

Rhodes is here?

unsettled her, but she still greeted

with

She simply stepped back and quietly retreated to the corner of

was too late to hold the doors for

straight

talk with Kaia, but when Lucien remained silent, he

silence followed them all the way to the

Everything went dark.

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when he heard their exchange. He turned around without a word, heading straight back to

just taken a call, and when he

was gone.

“Mr. Graves, where did

the agreement later. I’ve got something to

would be eager to see Kaia. He hadn’t expected him to

what Mr. Graves

everyone. Mr. Graves is tied up

up

with

packing up to head back to the office. As the group made their way to the elevators, Jude realized he’d left

Kaia thought about waiting for Jude to catch up, but just as she

up

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grim. Then he chuckled darkly. “Kaia, I

was the last straw.

“If you have something to say, maybe say it to

the gap between you

inappropriate to say that about

son’s.”

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