Wedding My Ex's Uncle (Kaia and Alden) novel Chapter 30

Chapter 30 He treated her differently

“We’ve got five days left. If we cancel now, our families will be the joke of New York!

“What’s it gonna take to make you stop being like this? Cut this drama–let’s just get married, okay?”

Kaia looked at Alden’s face. Those features she used to love were now all messed up with annoyance and zero patience.

She gave a small smile, “Alden, do you even want to marry me? Do you actually love me? Do you really want to spend your life with me?”

Alden seemed caught off guard by her question.

He cleared his throat and looked away. “We’re engaged. Of course we’re getting married.

Wow. First time I’ve heard of people marrying just because they’re engaged.

Kaia chuckled again. “Then, after we’re married, can you promise never to contact Luna again?”

Alden’s gaze snapped back to hers, his words deliberate. “K

already told you. Luna’s my closest sister. I’m never gonna leave her behind!”

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Kain looked down and shrugged. “So, you don’t even love me, but you want me to be cool with you sneaking around with Luna after we get married? Then why should I marry you?”

The sorrow in her eyes vanished, replaced by resolve.

“I’ve had enough. I’d rather marry an animal than you. Alden, we’re done.”

She yanked her wrist free and strode upstairs without looking back.

Alden stared blankly at her retreating figure.

She really doesn’t want to marry me anymore?

****

The next morning, when Kaia got to the office, Vanessa told her the awesome news–they landed the Graves Group acquisition

case.

Kaia was stunned.

It did work out. So Lucien really heard everything during that call.

Clutching her phone, she sent a message.

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[Mr. Graves, thank you.]

She meant it from the bottom of her heart.

Because Lucien actually kept his word about being fair.

When Julian heard Lucien was coming to the contract signing meeting, his jaw nearly dropped.

The CEO showing up for some small contract signing? That was unheard of.

Even with the city’s top law firms, Lucien never went this far.

It showed just how much he valued Vanguard Law Firm.

Or maybe… someone there meant way more to him than just business.

Julian felt like he’d stumbled onto something huge.

Lucien, single for thirty–three years, had zero scandals, whether domestically or abroad. Some even speculated that he’s gay.

But he remained unfazed, doing things his own way.

Even his executive office was packed with male secretaries.

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Lucien was so strict about it that Julian wondered if he was even

into women.

But just a few days ago, Lucien suddenly started fussing over some female lawyer at a business dinner.

And because of her, he chewed out Julian late at night.

Even a total idiot could see Lucien treated her differently.

Julian drummed his fingers on the desk and called Jude.

After hanging up, Jude scratched his head, confused.

Julian had specifically told him to bring Kaia along to sign the contract–not that he hadn’t planned on taking her anyway. But the way Julian made a point of mentioning it…

Isn’t he already married?

*****

On their way to the Graves Group, neither of them said a word.

Kaia was stressing about what to do if she bumped into Lucien.

re out how to tell his c And Jude was trying to subordinate not to mess with a married man.

“Jude…”

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“Kaia…”

They spoke at the same time.

Kaia froze. “You go first.”

Jude twitched his lips. “Kaia, you said you broke up with your boyfriend, right?”

Kaia nodded. “Yep.”

He cleared his throat. “Mind if I ask why?”

Kaia’s eyes darkened. “The reason? Probably because I got cheated on.”

Jude was at a loss for words.

He coughed deliberately. “Well, Kaia, want me to set you up with some single guys?”

Kaia’s eyes went wide. “Some guys?”

“No, no, I mean like introduce you to some top professionals in our industry–you can choose whoever you like. I’m not saying date them all at once.”

Jude mentally patted himself on the back for that smooth move.

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He’d managed to tell her Julian was married and offered to introduce her to some good guys.

Kaia had no clue what Jude was trying to pull.

Why is he suddenly so gossipy?

“Thanks, but I’m not interested in dating right now.”

Her gentle rejection made Jude’s heart drop.

Is she really that into Julian?

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Both lost in their own thoughts, they arrived at Graves Group.

When they entered the conference room, they froze.

A whole lineup of execs. For a contract signing?

Isn’t this setup a bit too much?

Unfazed, Jude fixed his tie and whispered to Kaia, “Just relax. You got this.”

Hearing this, Kaia stood up straight and followed him in with a perfect poker face smile.

Julian flashed a grin. “Mr. Halston, Ms. Domont, nice to see you again.”

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He went around the room. “This is the investment manager- you’ve met before. Here’s our CFO. And these colleagues are in charge of the merger case. You’ll be working with them a lot moving forward.”

The center seat was empty. Kaia glanced at the cup on the table.

Julian, who’d been watching Kaia like a hawk, cleared his throat. “Here’s the contract. Check it out. Mr. Graves is taking a call outside. We’ll sign when he gets here.”

Kaia’s heart skipped a beat.

Lucien’s here too?

Jude was also caught off guard.

“Looks like Mr. Graves really cares about this deal.”

Kaia felt her phone buzz in her pocket, and suddenly her ringtone blasted through the conference room.

Jude shot her a sidelong glance and frowned, “Why isn’t your phone on silent?”

Kaia smiled awkwardly and apologized, “Sorry, I’ll take this outside.”

She didn’t dare ignore Lucien’s call.

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Only after leaving the conference room did Kaia answer the call, “What is it?”

Lucien’s smooth voice came through, calm as ever. “Oh, so you’re done with the ‘Mr. Graves‘ thing?”

Kaia had no idea what else she should call him.

“Where are you right now?” Lucien asked again.

Kaia hesitated. “Just left your company’s conference room to take your call.”

“Look up,” he added.

Kaia raised her head and saw Lucien holding his phone, a faint smile on his lips.

He strode toward her with effortless grace.

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