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.

delicate skin at the nape of her neck, where

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jolt hit his chest, his heart thudding harder than he

flush crept up her ears, spreading to her neck,

to summon every ounce of courage before her trembling voice broke the silence.

brow furrowed, and he realized she

tightened, a strange pang twisting in

it down, keeping his

got the wrong room.

girl, confessing to

he tried again.

he spoke, when she lifted her eyes, he saw the panic flickering in

shock to frustration, then to crushing disappointment, her eyes brimming with unshed

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

weight, an urge to follow her sparking in his chest. But he stopped himself. He felt that if she had just suffered such humiliation,

staring after her fleeting

“Uncle Lucien, you’re

was laced

Lucien’s chest. “What, I’m not

mean, of course you

smirked coldly. “Where

“Uncle Lucien, I was in my room helping

passed through Lucien’s eyes, followed by

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quiet sense of relief.

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

she liked with someone else, her

would’ve shattered.

summer, Kaia stopped

snippets of Alyssa,

you come to

coffee