Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 294 No Secrets

Luika: [Are you really never going to log into this account again?]

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[Looks like the answer is yes. If you’re not coming back… can I use this place as a diary? Since you didn’t say no, I’ll take that as permission.]

[Kaia, you got engaged to Alden today. I really wanted to pull you away–just take your hand and run–but I couldn’t. You’ve liked him since you were sixteen. You finally got what you wanted after graduation at eighteen.]

[Kaia… if only you liked me instead.]

[It’s been snowing where I am for a month straight. But every time I think of your smile, I feel warm again. Would it be even warmer… if I were holding you?]

[I heard you’ll be spending Christmas at the Graves Manor this year.]

[I’m back in the country now. I saw you today–wrapped up in that oversized down jacket, your nose red from the cold. Were you waiting for him? Kaia… your taste in men is really awful. If it were me, I’d never make you wait.]

[I passed by you today. You didn’t recognize me. I guess… this is goodbye. I just hope he treats you well.]

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Kaia read through each message in silence, tears blurring her vision from the very first line.

Then came the last one.

[Kaia, I heard you’re getting married soon. I haven’t dared to log in for a long time, but I couldn’t help myself today. Maybe this will be the last time I write to you here.]

[You’re going to be someone else’s wife soon. I can’t let you get caught up in gossip because of me. From now on, you’ll be my nephew’s wife, and I’ll just be your uncle.]

[Time flies. And you’ve become a mark I’ll never be able to erase from my life.]

[Even so… I still hope he makes you happy. Truly, forever.]

Kaia clutched her chest, overwhelmed.

“Lucien… how could you be so amazing?” she whispered, her voice breaking.

From the summer of 2008 until just a year ago, there were 520

messages,

She couldn’t even begin to imagine what kind of emotions had filled him each time he wrote one.

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Looking back, she thought bitterly-

It wasn’t his fault.

It was her own terrible taste… that she never noticed him

sooner.

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his shoes, he bent down to

Graves,

straightening up. “I’ll take care of these myself from now

shrugged off his coat

been in the study all day, sir,” Dylan replied. “She hasn’t come out

Lucien’s brow furrowed.

day? It’s already

way to the study, his footsteps slowing as unease crept

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he called. “I’m

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the doorknob

corner of the couch, hugging her knees to her chest. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, her face pale and streaked

looked up and saw him,

“…Honey, you’re back.”

to her, kneeling down beside her like the world

he asked urgently,

again? How long has it been hurting?

now-”

out and clutched his hand tightly, her grip trembling. Her tear–filled

Lucien’s heart twisted.

her on his lap, wrapping his arms around her like he

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cupped her face with one hand, softly

he murmured, his voice low and soothing. “Did something happen? Did you have a

then she must’ve remembered something

when his eyes landed on the lit–up screen in front of her, Lucien’s body went stiff, and his throat

“You… saw everything?”

Kaia nodded slowly.

saw it

looked at him,

you tell me? I

dry

liked you for a long

out

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some kind of creep, so I kept

Kaia paused, thoughts swirling.

long? Since I was

curious.

curved into a faint smile, eyes locked

told you… it was

Her breath caught.

she whispered,

first time they’d met—she had only

voice trailed off as realization