Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 145 Public Apology

Kaia didn’t understand what he meant.

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Lucien reached out and gave her carlobe a playful pinch. “Sweetheart,” he said gently, “you didn’t seriously think dumping two buckets of water was the end of it, did you?”

It might not have felt like the end to him, but someone else certainly thought it was.

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Alden, still agitated, drove back to the Graves Manor. He had no intention of sharing a bed with Luna tonight.

Returning to the manor gave him the perfect excuse to sleep in the guest room.

“Luna,” he said while pulling off his tie, “we’re married now. Just stay out of her way.”

There was no need to name names. They both knew who he

meant.

“Alden, do you really believe what she said?” Luna asked, her tone wounded but careful. “Why would I go out of my way to throw water on her? Besides, messing with her would’ve been asking for trouble with Lucien.”

She sounded so sincere and so reasonable that Alden started to

doubt himself.

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“Alright. I’m not saying I believed her-I’m just telling you to stay away from her from now on.”

If Lucien had been there, he would’ve rolled his eyes. So getting hit finally taught Alden a little sense?

Downstairs, Joanne had come out of her room to get some water. She glanced at the clock and frowned. “What are you doing back here tonight all of a sudden?”

“Had dinner nearby. Figured I’d stop by on the way.”

She leaned in and sniffed. “Have you been drinking? Alden, you still have stitches under that bandage. You shouldn’t be drinking

vet.”

Then she turned to Luna with a disapproving look. “Luna, as his wife, this is something you should be reminding him of. Stop spending all your time playing around. Alden’s busy at work— learn to support him.”

It didn’t matter that Joanne adopted Luna. From

and daughter-in-law, the friction was

Mom,” Luna said quietly, forcing herself to swallow the

and locked herself in the

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emotionally and physically exhausted.

humiliating day, and now she’d been scolded twice. Her mood

came out, of

toward the study and gently

on the mouse as he muttered, “Why

you not coming to bed?”

It’s late. I’ll crash in the

days since the wedding, and they still hadn’t shared a

nightgown, Luna approached him from behind and wrapped

forget the laptop

her nightgown slipped from her shoulder, revealing the smooth curve of her skin. Her voice dropped to a sultry

hitched. His eyes narrowed for

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only a moment.

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off so forcefully that she stumbled and

eyes welled

sound of an engine rumbled outside. Someone else had

glance at her. He went to the window

They are back too?

instructed his men to follow

the destination, he brought Kaia straight

Graves Manor.

looked at the housekeeper. “Where’s

Lucien rarely spent

in the study,

and headed upstairs with Kaia, their hands still

the second floor, Alden and Luna were stepping

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eyes met. The tension in the air

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glacial. “Alden,” he said calmly, “didn’t I already tell you not

jaw clenched. His eyes flicked briefly toward Kaia and then back to