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.

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

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hit his chest, his heart thudding

up her ears, spreading to her neck, painting it a

before her trembling voice broke the silence. “Alden, I

and he realized she was here for his

strange pang twisting in his

down, keeping his

got the wrong room. Alden’s

for a sixteen–year–old girl, confessing to the wrong

tried again. “Kaia,

gentle he spoke, when she lifted her eyes, he saw

to frustration, then to crushing disappointment, her

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

stopped himself. He felt that if she had just suffered such humiliation, the last thing she would want was to see him

drifted to the bed, staring after

approached. “Uncle Lucien,

voice was

his nephew, a flash of irritation flared unexpectedly in Lucien’s chest. “What, I’m

“No, I mean, of course you

smirked coldly. “Where were you just

his gaze on Alden, noting his uneasy expression. “Uncle

through Lucien’s eyes, followed by

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quiet sense of relief.

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was glad—secretly, deeply glad—that Kaia had stumbled into his room by

she’d seen the boy she liked with someone else, her

would’ve shattered.

summer, Kaia

caught snippets of Alyssa,

why haven’t you come to

his coffee cup hovering as he strained to