Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 35 Are You Okay?

“Kaia? You okay?”

Kaia’s voice was thick with unshed tears. “I’m fine. Don’t trouble yourself.”

There she goes again! Always so damn tough!

Alden frowned, annoyed. He didn’t press her further, instead letting the firefighters help Luna out first.

Once he was out, he spotted Nathan Brown, the admin manager. “There’s still someone else in there,” he instructed. “Have someone see her home.”

Then, he carried Luna directly to the hospital.

Kaia’s legs felt like jelly. She was shaking so hard she could barely stand.

Nathan recognized her soon. “Ms. Domont, are you alright?” he asked, his face etched with concern.

Kaia shook her head. “I’m fine. Just help me to a chair for a minute, would you?”

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fingers, her phone on speaker.

“Hey, Kaia. What’s up? Miss me already after just one day? Ha!” she teased.

“Alyssa.” Kaia’s voice was weak. “Could you come to Alfly? I’m on the nineteenth floor.”

feet. “Are you okay? Are

happened to her best friend, but the tremor in Kaia’s voice

out of his car when he saw his flustered niece.

Something’s not right. I think she’s in

skipped a beat, his fingers twitching almost imperceptibly. “Alright, calm

call had left

comfort from Lucien, but one glance at him and the words died in

seat had

was so hoarse it almost cracked. “Text her.

at least

repeated, his voice a low,

to have magically cleared.

later, they

already halfway across the plaza, his strides

to collect a debt-with

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her knees. She’d been out of the elevator for a while now, but she still couldn’t stop

my breaking point,

this was Alden’s

to be seen

wrecked.

he already left with the person he cherished

It shouldn’t. But fear, humiliation, and a sadness so heavy it felt like drowning-those things

breathless.

voice, Kaia’s carefully

reddened, and her voice choked. “Alyssa, you’re here.

panic. “Uncle Lucien! What should