Chapter 203 Shadows of Collapse

Tobias had no energy left to worry about Kimberly’s future, not

anymore.

Kaia stared at the plummeting stock charts, her heart racing with disbelief. Lucien had moved faster than she thought possible.

She grabbed her phone and fired off a text to him: [Hey honey, dinner out tonight? My treat.]

Lucien glanced at the playful message from his wife and let out a soft, amused scoff.

He replied: [Fine by me, love.]

But when he arrived at the restaurant, Kaia was nowhere to be

seen.

A waiter approached, his tone polite and deferential. “Sir, Mrs. Graves asked me to let you know she’ll be a bit late.”

Lucien raised an eyebrow, giving a faint nod in response.

He pulled out his phone and dove into work emails.

He’d planned to stay late at the office tonight, Coming here was already bending the rules a little.

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The lights in the private dining room dimmed unexpectedly.

As Lucien started to rise, candlelight illuminated the darkness, and a woman’s voice filled the air.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…”

Lucien’s lips curved into a subtle smile, his gaze locking onto Kaia’s glowing face as she carried in a cake, her eyes sparkling with mischief.

“Lucien, happy thirty–fourth birthday!” she teased, her voice bubbling with warmth. “Congrats on getting another year older!”

His eyebrow twitched.

Was that a jab?

a playful sting, but he let it slide, his

on, blow out the

the

him, they were just another day on

along, closing his eyes as she urged.

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serene expression. A full minute passed

out!”

steady breath, Lucien extinguished

cart and pulled out a pie, her grin wide. “I

hesitate, digging

time, he’d polished

what’d you wish for? You looked so

incredibly devout when he made his wish,

brow arched, a glint of mischief in his eyes. “You really

it’s okay to share,” she said, her

fine.” Lucien wiped his mouth with a napkin, his voice dropping to a low, teasing drawl. “My birthday wish? To use up an entire box

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as his words sank in. The audacity

kind of person makes such a shameless birthday

to the car. In

shook his head, a wicked grin tugging at

told me to make a

up sore, her back aching, and her glare fixed on the

old, and he’s still

and chuckled, “Someone needs to work on their stamina. The gym’s

eyes, her

will be just fine if

faltered, and he quickly

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you’re working so hard during the day, it’s no wonder you’re wiped out. How about I give

twitched, barely hiding

that man’s really

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