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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!”

Joanne packed her bags and stormed off to her parents‘

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

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smile that once lit up his face had been replaced by a stern,

Lucien and I move back

company?” Kaia offered gently.

“No need. You young folks need your space. Why fuss over an old man like me? I’m

his tone teasing, “He’s got

point?” Allen shot him a

word, Allen might just grab

lady friend, Dad?” Lucien grinned, mischief sparkling in

his cane, but Lucien dodged with

over a little joke,” Lucien said, still

lips twitched, silently thinking Lucien deserved

back to the hospital at this

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the end

shoulder with a smug grin. “See how

stressing him out,” Kaia shot back,

when I’m counting on him to help raise our

Kaia stifled a laugh.

on

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was itching to get away for the weekend, craving a break to clear

but she shook her head. “The islands are fun, but we’ve done that already. I’m

took it to heart, racking

next day, Frank mentioned

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was

Is that any fun?” Lucien

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with double beds or standard singles. You wake up

wife

pitched the idea to

excitement.

frowned, hesitating. “Lucien, only Jude and Mr. Miller at my firm know we’re married.

of frustration in his voice. “So we still can’t go public with

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