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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!”

her bags and

returned to the Graves Manor for dinner, finding Allen alone,

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warm, grandfatherly smile that once lit up his face had been

about Lucien and I

company?” Kaia offered gently.

waved her off, his voice gruff but fond. “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 glare,

say one more word, Allen might just grab his

friend, Dad?” Lucien

cane, but Lucien dodged with

getting all riled up over

twitched, silently

Allen back to the

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lightened Allen’s mood, and by the end of dinner, the old man’s usual smile

a smug grin.

him out,”

never push my dad’s buttons–especially not when I’m counting on him to help

Kaia stifled a laugh.

really piling on

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to get away for the weekend,

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

casual comment, but Lucien took it

mentioned that the

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was

Is that any fun?” Lucien asked, curiosity

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or standard singles. You wake up to the sunrise, have

and my wife

pitched the idea to Kaia, his eyes bright

excitement.

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

tightened, a hint of frustration in his voice. “So we still can’t go public with our

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