Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 194 The Tampered Car

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Kaia waited two more days before finally going to pick up her

car.

The clerk at the dealership smiled and said, “Ms. Domont, feel free to inspect it.”

Kaia gave it a quick glance, her tone flat. “Looks fine. I’ve been a customer long enough to know what to expect.”

She got in and, before pulling out, gave Chris a call. “Pick me up at Lumina Shopping Center.”

Kaia drove along until a massive truck suddenly swerved across her lane. She instinctively tried to hit the brakes, but it didn’t work. She had no choice but to wrench the steering wheel hard to the side. The red sedan veered sharply and slammed head–on

into a roadside tree.

The front of the car crumpled on impact, thick smoke billowing from the hood.

Chris had just parked when he noticed the crash at the intersection. That car somehow seemed rather familiar.

Wait. That couldn’t be Mrs. Graves‘ car, could it?

Chris rushed toward the scene. Two bystanders were already calling 911.

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Someone had dragged the driver out of the car. It was indeed

Kaia.

“Mrs. Graves!” Chris nearly choked on his own heartbeat. His voice broke with panic.

“Mrs. Graves, can you hear me?!”

Kaia’s face was ghostly pale, blood trickling down her forehead. She was unconscious.

Chris‘ hands trembled as he called Lucien.

“Hello.” Lucien’s voice came through, distant and cold.

“Mr. Graves…” Chris‘ voice cracked. “Mrs. Graves, she… she was in a car accident!”

There was a loud thud as the phone slipped from Lucien’s hand and hit the floor.

Something shattered inside him.

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solemn. His fingers, curled on his knee, began to tremble

“Faster!”

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straightening

a haze, a deafening storm of panic

meant the whole world to

she dies… my world dies

please, don’t worry. She’ll be okay,” the driver said, voice shaky with fear, trying to offer

low and firm, held a terrifying

had to be

the bouquet he gave her, smiling brighter than the

could ever

the hospital, Lucien bolted

brought in from a car accident.

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by the wildness in

the hall. “The girl from the accident…

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sharp

froze. “Th–the young girl they

invisible hands were crushing Lucien’s

to

dead. How is that

Chris‘ voice called from down the hall. “Mrs. Graves is in

who’d just died inside suddenly came back to life. Hope surged

voice.

lay peacefully asleep, her forehead wrapped in

Graves,” Chris whispered, “they did an MRI. No serious damage, just some bruises and

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soft grunt of acknowledgment. The metallic taste of blood that had

sat beside the bed and gently picked up the hand without

had been awake, she would have felt the warmth

moisture.

Being alive meant everything.

Thank God, she’s alive.

!

warmth return to his body. He looked up, eyes gleaming with something darker now. “Find out what happened. I want

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