Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 216 A Lover’s Fire

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[Malcolm, I had steak today. It tasted just like our chef’s cooking back home. How’s everyone? Mom, Dad… God, I miss you all so much, but I don’t dare reach out.]

[Has Bernard gotten married yet? He’s always been aloof and proud, but he can’t stay single forever. Mom, are you still worrying about his marriage?]

[Dad, funny how pretty things can be so fake. That woman called me today. She didn’t care that I knew she was the homewrecker. She’s certain I won’t leave. I can’t sleep, but Kaia’s only one. When she’s a bit older, I’ll come back to you all, okay?]

Kaia took a deep breath, pushing down the sting in her eyes.

Mom, so I was the one holding you back.

Lucien knocked on the door. Kaia composed herself and opened

it.

He held his phone, immediately noticing the glint of tears in her

eyes.

“Crying?” Lucien stepped forward, his hands settling on her waist, pulling her close.

“No. Just read Mom’s diary. It’s a bit heavy. I just feel it wasn’t fair for her,” Kaia said.

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She rested her head on Lucien’s shoulder. “Lucien, do you think if Mom hadn’t had me, her life might’ve turned out differently?”

If her mother hadn’t had her, Kaia believed she would’ve been brave enough to leave. She’d have returned to her safe haven, far from that cage.

gaze darkened as he stared at her slender neck. He leaned down and nipped

out a short yelp.

you

was cool. “Just making sure

the what–ifs.” He smirked. “You think I could live off cold

lingering sadness dissolved under Lucien’s

shove. “Alright, I’m going to

how do you order takeout here? I want to

link your address and number, and

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“What do you need to buy? Hungry? I can

his eyes glinting. “No worries, I’ll order. You shower

that Kaia missed the

later, Lucien returned with

Her apartment had just

hum filled the air,

the heat.

on. I’ll finish drying, and then you can

pulled a black package from his plastic bag and set it on the bathroom counter. “Honey, I got

a delicate brow.

“Honey, just try them.”

dryer and opened

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she saw the lacy slip

“Lucien, you perv!”

chuckled low, “Yeah, I’m a perv. But you

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set she had left in the car earlier –and now with this one, she

shooed him out of

if he’d done it on purpose, but he’d picked the smallest size, clinging

she felt

even more revealing than the set she’d

over her chest, making