Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 203

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 smile

on, blow out the candles! Make a

the cake,

for birthdays. To him, they were just another day on the

Kaia, he played along, closing his

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him, curious about the thoughts behind his serene expression. A

them out!”

one steady breath, Lucien extinguished the

cart and pulled out a pie, her grin wide.

digging in

no time, he’d polished

leaned forward, her curiosity piqued. “So, what’d you wish

when he made his wish, she couldn’t

mischief in his eyes.

it’s okay to share,” she said,

his voice dropping to a low, teasing drawl. “My birthday wish? To

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cheeks as his words sank in. The audacity of this

person makes such a shameless birthday

him to the car. In a small, hesitant voice, she mumbled, “How about…

his head, a wicked grin tugging at his

a wish. I’m

day, Kaia woke up sore, her back aching, and her glare fixed on the infuriatingly

old, and he’s still got that

needs to work on their stamina.

rolled her eyes, her voice dripping

I will be just fine if we

grin faltered, and he quickly

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you’re wiped out. How about I give you a massage

twitched, barely hiding

that man’s

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