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Lucien’s brow furrowed, his patience thin. “I’m not following you.”

“Don’t play dumb! You’re pushing Alden out for Kaia’s sake. If people hear about this, how will it make you look?”

“Mom!”

Alden cut Joanne off, his voice sharp with frustration, “I’m the one who asked to go abroad!”

Joanne shook her head, unconvinced. “Why, Alden? Why would you want to leave? It’s got to be Lucien pressuring you, isn’t it?”

“No! This has nothing to do with Uncle Lucien. I don’t want to stay here doing nothing with my life. I need to go abroad, challenge myself, and grow.

“This conversation is over. My decision to leave has nothing to do with anyone else. I’m grateful to Uncle Lucien for giving me this chance, so stop making a fuss!”

Joanne’s heart sank!

Her son was leaving again, still unmarried, not sure when to come back.

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Her dreams of having grandchildren felt further away than ever.

Lucien had no patience left for Joanne’s complaints.

One more outburst, and he might just show her the door for good.

With everything settled, Joanne sank into a gloom, endlessly venting to Zane.

Zane, exasperated, finally snapped, “If you keep nagging, we will get divorced too.”

He pinned the blame for raising an ungrateful foster daughter squarely on Joanne.

Joanne exploded, her voice trembling with indignation. “Zane, you’re never around to deal with family matters, and now it’s my fault? You were the one who insisted on adopting Luna! How was I supposed to know she’d turn out to be such a snake?

“If you’re tired of this marriage, fine–I’m done too. Don’t think I’m blind to the women you’ve got on the side!”

and

evening, Kaia and Lucien returned to the Graves Manor for dinner, finding Allen alone, looking frailer than

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once lit up his face

about Lucien and I move back to

company?” Kaia offered gently.

fond. “No need. You young folks need your space. Why fuss

in, his tone

shot him a glare, his

might just grab his cane and

friend, Dad?” Lucien grinned,

but Lucien dodged with a

over a little joke,” Lucien

silently

back to the hospital

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their playful banter lightened Allen’s mood, and by the end of dinner, the old

grin. “See how I

call that cheering? More like stressing him out,” Kaia

push my dad’s buttons–especially not when I’m counting on him

Kaia stifled a laugh.

really piling on the

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was itching to get away for the

“The islands are fun, but we’ve done that already. I’m in the mood for something livelier, with

comment, but Lucien took it to heart, racking his brain for

mentioned that the

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are ones with double beds or standard

and my wife up,” Lucien said

he pitched the idea to

excitement.

only Jude and Mr. Miller at my firm know we’re married. And at your company…It might be

lips tightened, a hint of frustration in his voice. “So we

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