Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 307 Epilogue: Echoes of a Crush I

At twenty–three, Lucien returned to his homeland, stepping into the weighty role of leading the family’s corporate empire.

He’d been groomed for this since he was sixteen, dipping his toes into the company’s affairs.

By eighteen, he’d already boosted the quarterly profits by a staggering twenty percent.

While studying abroad, he juggled coursework with founding the group’s overseas division, laying the foundations of his burgeoning business kingdom.

Lucien was a machine—relentless, precise, and operating around the clock.

He had little room for frivolous emotions or hobbies.

It seemed he was born to chase wealth, his life a finely tuned engine built for success.

At twenty–three, Lucien was back in the country.

He knew his father was ready to hand over the reins of the domestic operations.

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He arrived a day early, only to find his older brother Zane had whisked their father off to inspect another branch.

The house was buzzing with younger relatives, their chatter grating on his nerves.

Not wanting a fuss, he’d kept his return quiet.

His room on the third floor was a haven of silence, a sanctuary where no one would disturb his rest.

Fresh from a shower, Lucien was still toweling off when a faint

knock echoed at his door.

His brow quirked in curiosity. He tossed the towel aside, threw on a shirt–buttons half–done, sleeves loose–and opened the door.

A girl stood there, her high ponytail swaying slightly, her head bowed low.

Lucien recognized her instantly.

That was Kaia, the eldest daughter of the Domont family.

skin at the nape of her neck, where a few stray strands of

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his chest, his heart

her ears, spreading to

before her

he realized she was here for

throat tightened, a strange pang twisting

keeping his

wrong

a sixteen–year–old girl, confessing to the

he tried again. “Kaia,

no matter how gentle he spoke, when she lifted her eyes, he saw the panic flickering in

then to crushing

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bring herself to look at him again. With a trembling “I’m sorry,” she

stopped himself. He felt that if she had just suffered such humiliation, the last

to the bed, staring after her fleeting

“Uncle Lucien,

voice was laced

flash of irritation flared unexpectedly in Lucien’s chest. “What, I’m not allowed to come home?” His tone was

stammered, “No, I mean, of course you

“Where were you

uneasy expression. “Uncle Lucien, I was in my room

passed through Lucien’s eyes, followed

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quiet sense of relief.

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glad—secretly, deeply glad—that Kaia had stumbled into

she’d seen the boy she

would’ve shattered.

Kaia stopped coming

Alyssa,

why haven’t you come to

Lucien paused mid–sip, his coffee cup hovering as he strained