Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 164 You’re All Bad Guys

She blinked. “That’s different.”

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His lips curled into a playful smirk. “Mm–hmm. Still, two girls alone at a bar at night? Doesn’t sit right with me.”

Then, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, he added, “Tell you what—call me honey, and I’ll wait outside until you’re done.”

Kaia forced a smile. “That’s not really necessary… right?”

But when she saw Lucien’s expression darken, she immediately caved. “Alright, alright–honey, honey. Happy now?”

It wasn’t like saying it once was gonna kill her.

Lucien, clearly satisfied, leaned back with a grin. “Chris, take us to the pub.”

A short drive later, they pulled up outside.

Kaia opened the door but paused, glancing back. “Seriously, no need to wait for me. Just head back–I’ll grab a cab later.”

Not waiting for a reply, she hurried inside, worried Kayla might be in trouble.

Lucien let out a quiet chuckle, amused.

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Chris glanced at him through the rearview mirror. “Mr. Graves, should we head back?”

Lucien didn’t even look up as he opened his laptop. “No. We’ll

wait.”

Then, just like that, he dove into emails–efficient, composed, and completely unfazed by the fact that he was waiting outside a pub like a lovesick chauffeur.

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When Kaia rushed into the bar, she spotted Kayla chatting animatedly with the bartender.

“Kayla!” Kaia called out, giving her a light tap on the shoulder.

and snapped her fingers at the bartender. “Get my girl a

right up!”

hands quickly. “No way, I can’t drink.

drink, even something mild, and she’d

little disappointed but didn’t press. “Fine. Then make it

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sat beside her.

out a

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it. The lights, the stage… the thrill of performing. I didn’t care if I

things picked up a bit. But not by much. And he’s so jealous–he didn’t even want

and goes on a blind

He’s in the past. You deserve someone

Not in this lifetime. I’m

huge variety show lined up–like, big–name stuff. And

the contract, I’d get it. But we

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I make a fuss, I’ll just

I’m just not cut out for this world. Lately… I’ve been missing

She could try to fight it, but going against the investors would only make things worse.

kind of variety show was it? Can you tell me?”

a bitter laugh. “Some job–hunting show. They said it would feature mentors and contestants going through real

moment Kayla mentioned it, Kaia’s mind clicked.

about that exact

do you know

few moments later, Jude replied with

Kaia saw Luna’s name at the top, she

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industry politics–it was

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had had too much to drink by now, and Kaia had no

composed, Lucien quietly got out and

the backseat for the two

Kaia remembered

be home soon,” she

slightly as he

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