Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 178 Don’t Blame Me

She blinked, disoriented. “Where am I?”

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Smelling the characteristic scent of hospital disinfectant, Luna asked, “Am I sick?”

“You fainted. Low blood sugar and anemia. Nothing serious,” Alden replied, seated beside her. “You’ll stay overnight for observation, then go home tomorrow.”

Luna glanced around and realized only Alden was with her.

She reached out, fingers lightly tracing the warm center of his palm.

Her pinky curled and brushed over it, a silent plea.

“Alden, are you really not coming with me?”

He withdrew his hand slowly, lips pressed into a tight line. “I can’t leave Alfly Entertainment behind.

“I don’t have any shares in the Graves Group. Alfly is the only thing that’s fully mine.”

Without it, he wouldn’t have any leverage against Lucien.

Tears slid silently down Luna’s face. “Then… how often will you visit me, Alden?”

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He sighed, “I’ll try to come once a month. Whenever I have time, I’ll fly over. And maybe when the new year comes, once Uncle Lucien’s cooled off a bit, Mom can speak to Grandpa about letting you return.”

Even though she didn’t want to admit it, the decision had already been made.

She was going abroad, whether she liked it or not.

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Elsewhere, Alyssa clutched Kaia’s hand.

“Kaia, Uncle Lucien nearly fell saving someone today? That was

insane.”

“It really was,” Kaia murmured, her heart still not fully recovered from the fright. Even now, when things had calmed down, just thinking about it made her break into a cold sweat.

Alyssa leaned in conspiratorially. “I have a theory. A bold one. From the moment Uncle Lucien came back to the country, everything he’s done–step by step–1 think he’s fallen for you,

“And it’s not some sudden crush. I think he’s been into you for a while.”

Kaia froze.

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He likes her?

dare let the

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had been there for her. From his subtle hints before

it. She didn’t want to mistake kindness

had ever made her feel like her life

chosen not to risk himself to save Harry.

to Jude and the firm. She didn’t want that to happen either. But to Lucien,

that he acted anyway… He didn’t do it for the firm. He didn’t do

they all calculated from the start,

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Allen sat in silence, rubbing his

really went that far for her? Was it worth embarrassing

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thing he wanted was to see

other.

worth it?” Lucien

engagement thing? That was Mom and Mrs. Domont’s deal. I had no objections. If Alden

he didn’t know what love meant. He didn’t understand what it meant to value someone until he lost

little too late?

first guy couldn’t appreciate what he had? Well, don’t hate me

“You… When

lazy and casual as ever, but his eyes–those sharp,

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there, stunned. For a moment, all he could

kind of twisted genius

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left Allen’s study and

Kaia anywhere inside, he finally found her and Alyssa whispering in the

softly. “It’s

slight frown and leapt to

go

slow and unhurried, clearly in

rush. Take your

Alyssa was speechless.

being

to test it. If she lingered