Wedding My Ex's Uncle (Kaia and Alden) novel Chapter 240

Chapter 240 The Baby

Kaia looked up, and her eyes lit up.

She flung open the door and jumped into Lucien’s arms.

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Lucien held her tightly, his arms wrapping around her like he wanted to merge their bodies together.

He kissed her hair and murmured, “Take care of yourself. You hear me?” His voice was both commanding and aching.

Kaia buried her face in his neck and nodded hard. “I will. You too. And don’t even think about looking at other girls, got it?”

Lucien gave a low chuckle. “I won’t.”

Everyone knew–his eyes had room for only one person, and

that was her.

Kaia thought he was going to the airport with her, but to her surprise, he just straightened her coat, helped her into the car, and shut the door.

Her heart twisted. He really could be so cruel.

Even when the plane took off, Kaia looked back, her gaze lingering on the land she had lived in for twenty–six years. She was finally leaving,

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Chris stood at the terminal, watching the plane climb higher. He glanced at Lucien and asked, “Mr. Graves, why didn’t you Mrs. Graves know you came?”

Lucien’s deep eyes flickered. “Because I didn’t want her to feel

worse.”

And because he didn’t trust himself not to stop her. He didn’t trust himself not to drag her home and never let her go.

He sighed, “Let’s go.”

As soon as Lucien got home, he called Zane in for a discussion. He had a plan for Alden.

He offered, “Zane, didn’t you say you wanted Alden to start taking on more responsibilities at the group?

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“Well, the Africa division needs a new regional head. Let him go over there for a year. Think of it as training.”

Zane was ecstatic. “Seriously? Lucien, you’re finally letting him get involved in the company?”

Lucien nodded. “Yes, but only on the outskirts. Even if he’s my nephew, I won’t give him special treatment. Alden’s talented, but he overthinks things. The conditions in Africa aren’t easy. It’ll be good for him to toughen up.”

Zane kept nodding. “You’re right. That kid… Sometimes he

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really doesn’t know what he’s doing. Just don’t take him too seriously.”

Lucien’s eyes flashed coldly for a moment. “I won’t.”

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“I’ll let you talk to him,” Lucien added. “If I say it myself, he’ll think I’m targeting him.”

Of course Lucien wasn’t going to let Alden off easily.

If Alden liked stirring the pot so much, he could go do it in the middle of nowhere. Lucien would decide when Alden could

come back. Let Alden sweat it out in Africa, far away from Kaia.

Lucien didn’t mind burning bridges with Alden. But he’d rather not have to—he’d cut those chances off before they even started.

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The moment Kaia landed, she messaged Lucien: [Honey, I’ve arrived. My new roommate seems nice, so don’t worry about me.]

Lucien stared at the screen. He’d promised not to respond, but his fingers moved on their own, betraying him.

He replied: [Okay. Got it.]

Kaia pouted, staring at the cold, clipped text Lucien had sent. It left her far from satisfied.

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But there was too much on her plate for her to dwell on it.

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She had to figure out the route from her apartment to campus, get a read on her professors‘ personalities, and settle into her course schedule. Then came scouting out the best nearby restaurants with decent food.

By the time all that was done and she’d started adjusting, a full week had flown by.

Back in his office, Lucien kept glancing at his phone. She’d said she missed him and would call. But it had already been a week— and not a single call. Didn’t she miss him?

Frank stepped in and gave a gentle reminder. “Mr. Graves, everything’s going smoothly with Mrs. Graves overseas. According to her class schedule, today should be her day off.”

Lucien frowned. Day off… It was already nighttime over there, and even though she was supposed to be resting, she hadn’t made a single call.

Lucien stared at his phone, thumb hovering over the call button–then pulling back. He went through the motion dozens of times before finally throwing the phone aside. “Call a department meeting. Now.”

Frank winced.

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Great. Another bloodbath for the division heads.

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Kaia had a rough first week overseas. Maybe it was the unfamiliar bed, or maybe just the nerves, but she couldn’t sleep at night.

Insomnia at night, lectures during the day–she was completely drained.

She had thought about calling Lucien. But she didn’t want him to hear how bad she sounded. So she kept the phone silent.

After forcing herself through two more weeks, she gave in and tried to get some sleeping pills.

Unfortunately, appointments were hard to book. She missed how convenient things were back home.

Apparently, international students were excellent at keeping their struggles to themselves.

Kaia eventually ran out of patience and found a private doctor who prescribed her something mild,

As she was leaving, she caught sight of a familiar silhouette. That back… It looked exactly like Luna.

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Luna had gone to the doctor with a flicker of hope.

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She requested a mid–pregnancy DNA test, just in case the results from back home had been wrong. Maybe the baby was Alden’s after all.

But the test results crushed her.

“The baby is healthy. We look forward to a safe delivery,” the doctor said kindly.

Luna froze.

She couldn’t care less about the baby’s health. She didn’t even remember what nationality the man from that night had been. If the baby turned out to look like a foreigner, her entire lie would fall apart.

Kaia had asked the doctor out of curiosity who the woman was, and the doctor casually replied that he couldn’t reveal the patient’s information.

Kaia didn’t think much of it. Maybe she’d just mistaken her for someone else.

By the third week, Lucien still hadn’t received a single call from Kaia. He was fuming,

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He angrily typed out a single punctuation mark–a period–and then deleted it immediately.

It was around 7 p.m. her time. She was definitely seeing his

message.

But Kaia was busy with a group project that evening. By the time she picked up her phone, it was already 10 p.m.

She noticed a message had been retracted. She blinked. Did he message me and then delete it?

She decided to poke the bear. She typed: [Honey, what did you just unsend?]

Lucien pursed his lips, replying coldly: [Your honey is already asleep.]

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