Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 241 I’m Pregnant

Even over text, Kaia could sense his mood.

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She stifled a laugh and hit the call button. It rang several times before the line connected.

“Hello?”

That low, smooth voice–familiar and unmistakably his—made her chest tighten.

She smiled softly. “Honey, I miss you. Do you miss me?”

His tone was dry. “No. Are you sure you miss me? It’s been three weeks. Not a single call. That’s what you call missing someone?”

Kaia could hear the hurt laced beneath the sarcasm.

“I’m sorry,” she said gently. “I’ve just been so busy. And with the time difference, I didn’t want to bother you.”

She paused, then added with a touch of mischief, “Besides, you’re the one who told me not to call. Don’t tell me you’re going back on your word?”

Lucien fell quiet for a moment, clearly cornered. “No. I’m not. Everything’s fine.“/

Kaia smirked. “Alright, then. How about this–I’ll call you once a

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week from now on. Sounds good?”

“…Alright.”

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Truthfully, once a week sounded like too little. Lucien wanted more. But thinking back to his dramatic declarations before she left, he figured he’d better keep his mouth shut.

Kaia kept chatting, rambling on about everything. Mostly, it was her voice filling the line while Lucien quietly listened.

Eventually, she glanced at the time and reluctantly ended the call. Then she stayed up working until 2 a.m.

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Five months after Kaia left, Luna gave birth.

Since the baby needed to return for legal documentation, Lucien had agreed to let her deliver back home.

still in Africa

time.

as they looked at the baby sleeping in his bassinet. “He’s such a beautiful child. Big eyes, like a

had been a tense

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would come out looking

the overall impression leaned toward “mixed–race cutie“.

exchanged glances. What Luna said made sense, so

Christmas. She posted an X

posts. She had six months left in her program, and her coursework was

used to be weekly calls with Lucien had dwindled to once

month.

of pasta, sat down with her laptop, and

morning, she saw it–the first message he had sent her, unprompted, in

Kaia realize six months had

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smile. She replied: [Merry

out at the falling snow. There were

go–one hundred eighty–five days. And he wasn’t sure he could wait that

In January, she called her

a small, tired smile. “Happy New Year to

something

how hesitant Alyssa sounded. “What is it,

the one–month mark. You’re the

warm smile. “Congratulations! Alyssa, you’re going to be

hand instinctively resting over

asked, “You told me first? You haven’t told Landon

“He’s been

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Fine, let him stay

mad. If there’s a misunderstanding, just talk it out.

just… I needed someone to tell. And I thought of you. Kaia, you’ll be back in six

worry, Alyssa. Call

so tired. Are you

little worn out. You get some rest, Alyssa. Talk

She hung up.

been burning with fever for days. It was a foggy blur of aching limbs, a spinning head, and a constant chill.