Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

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“Mr. Graves?” Jude stood up right away, clearly surprised. “It’s not exactly a company outing, just a casual get-together with some peers.”

He turned to the group and chuckled, “You guys are in luck tonight. This is Mr. Lucien Graves, CEO of the Graves Group.” Then, he turned back around. “These are a few of my classmates. They’re all lawyers.”

Jasper and Patrick stood up as well. They had, of course, heard of the Graves Group. Though they’d seen Lucien’s distinctive sharp features and cold demeanor in photos and from afar, this was their first time encountering the man himself.

“Mr. Graves, it’s a pleasure,” Jasper said.

Patrick chimed in, “An honor to finally meet you, Mr. Graves.”

Kaia, on the other hand, froze in her seat. What is he doing here?

Lucien’s deep-set eyes swept across the group, pausing as if by chance. He raised a brow slightly, saying, “Hello. Well, is this gentleman also a lawyer, Mr. Halston?” He was pointing straight at Gilbert.

Gilbert, though young, instantly picked up on the undercurrent of hostility. Still, he stayed composed. “Pleasure to meet you,

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Mr. Graves. I’m Gilbert Marsh. Just a humble prosecutor.”

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His tone was polite, but there was a quiet edge to his words, something faint and hard to pin down. Maybe it came from his line of work, since he never seemed to care much for trust-fund kids and corporate heirs.

Gilbert had heard of the Graves Group and just assumed this man was the same CEO who was always trending online.

Lucien gave Gilbert a lingering look. “A prosecutor? Well now… that’s impressive for someone so young.”

He was complimenting Gilbert, technically, but his voice was anything but warm.

at Lucien, only to meet his gaze head-on. In those deep, unreadable eyes, she could see her own

in to smooth things over. “He really is impressive for his age. Are you dining here too, Mr. Graves? Why don’t you join us for

out of courtesy, never expecting Lucien to actually take

hoping

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“It would be my honor to dine with

stunned speechless. She turned her head away in resignation and kept praying he would at least sit

the table, about to offer Lucien the seat at the head, but Lucien didn’t seem interested in

thought, Lucien pointed and said, “No need for the fuss. I’ll just take your seat, Mr. Halston.

only sit

swallow me up. At least that would make things more interesting

again but forced a smile. “Alright then, Mr.

“Not at all. I’m more than

immediately shifted from Gilbert to Lucien, who became the center of attention

next to the spotlight. She kept her head down, quietly

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All she wanted was to fade into the

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of the spotlight, was now trying his best to regain some

Kaia had finished the fish on her plate, he offered, “Want some more?” Without waiting for a response, he kindly moved a piece from his own plate onto

look up to feel the cold stare aimed at her from the side. She quickly said, “No, it’s

I told you, just call me

more servings over here? I’m sure that’s better than passing food around from

subtly calling him out. Still, he forced

if nothing had happened, he picked out a piece of beef from the

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“Didn’t expect

next breath. “So, how old is your kid now? In