Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 219 A Farewell Too Soon

Hector, lost in a deep slumber, stirred, his eyelids fluttering

open.

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Exhausted and frail, a strange light flickered in his eyes, fogging the oxygen mask with his breath. “Lillian… is it really you, Lillian?”

“Don’t you remember me?”

Tears streamed down Hector’s face, and Kaia’s followed.

“Don’t cry, Dad. I came too late. I’m sorry. Please get better soon. I miss you so much.”

Kaia poured her mother’s longing from the diary into Hector’s

ears.

Hector’s shoulders trembled. “Good… good. Lillian, my dear daughter, Dad let you down. I’m so sorry.”

Too weak to say more, his words came in halting bursts.

To ease Hector’s heart, Kaia spoke only of happy days, leaving her mother’s past hardships unspoken.

“Dad, your granddaughter’s name is Kaia. Next time, I’ll bring her to meet you, okay?”

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Hector’s lips twitched into a faint smile. “Beautiful… name…”

Kaia waved to the door, and Lucien stepped inside.

He stepped forward without a word, placing an arm around Kaia’s shoulders. His smile was soft. “We’re sorry for coming so

late.”

Hector gazed at the loving couple, a wave of relief washing over him as if his greatest burden had finally lifted.

Hector needed rest, and visiting hours were short. After an hour, they left.

was heavy. She could tell Hector’s time

near.

her, “Don’t be sad, Kaia. You’ve fulfilled his greatest

with bitterness.

to take Kaia to a hotel, but Malcolm insisted they stay in a guest

of

useless?”

to grow as composed as Lucien,

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softly,

if you’re sad. I’ll wipe your nose for

shot him a

ruined the

silent, lost in

a year wasn’t enough. In five or ten years, she might be like Lucien, untouched by

gently stroked

Silly girl.

course, he felt joy and sorrow

collected–especially not

dawn, the hospital called. Hector had passed

into black, her heart

for it, it came

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family was prepared, and everything was

the family remained

cemetery, Kaia noticed a familiar name on one

this just

lingering by the

her head.

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pulled out all the stops, finally getting a drunk Alden to “sleep” with

woke to see vivid marks

temples. “Sorry, should I get