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Kaia waited two more days before finally going to pick up her
car.
The clerk at the dealership smiled and said, “Ms. Domont, feel free to inspect it.”
Kaia gave it a quick glance, her tone flat. “Looks fine. I've been a customer long enough to know what to
expect.”
She got in and, before pulling out, gave Chris a call. “Pickup at Lumina Shopping Center.”
Kaia drove along until a massive truck suddenly swerved across her lane. She instinctively tried to hit the brakes,
but it didn’t work. She had no choice but to wrench the steering wheel hard to the side. The red sedan veered
sharply and slammed head-on
into a roadside tree.
The front of the car crumpled on impact, thick smoke billowing from the hood.
Chris had just parked when he noticed the crash at the intersection. That car somehow seemed rather familiar.
Wait. That couldn't be Mrs. Graves’ car, could it?
Chris rushed toward the scene. Two bystanders were already calling 911.
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Someone had dragged the driver out of the car. It was indeed
Kaia.
“Mrs. Graves!” Chris nearly choked on his own heartbeat. His voice broke with panic.
“Mrs. Graves, can you hear me?!”
Kaia’s face was ghostly pale, blood trickling down her forehead. She was unconscious.
Chris’ hands trembled as he called Lucien.
“Hello.” Lucien’s voice cthrough, distant and cold.
“Mr. Graves...” Chris’ voice cracked. “Mrs. Graves, she... she was in a car accident!”
There was a loud thud as the phone slipped from Lucien’s hand and hit the floor.
Something shattered inside him.
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Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLucien sat in the passenger seat, his eyes solemn. His fingers, curled on his knee, began to tremble
uncontrollably.
“Faster!”
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The driver stiffened, his back straightening as he hit the gas.
Lucien’s mind was a haze, a deafening storm of panic and disbelief.
That face, that smile... Kaia meant the whole world to him.
If she dies... my world dies with her.
“Mr. Graves, please, don’t worry. She'll be okay,” the driver said, voice shaky with fear, trying to offer something
that sounded like hope.
Lucien’s eyes had turned bloodshot. His voice, low and firm, held a terrifying certainty. “She’s going to be fine.”
Kaia had to be fine.
Just yesterday, she was holding the bouquet he gave her, smiling brighter than the flowers.
Nothing could ever happen to her.
The moment the car reached the hospital, Lucien bolted out like lightning,
“There was a girl just brought in from a car accident. Where is she?” he barked.
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The nurses flinched, startled by the wildness in his eyes. “Wh-who exactly? What's her last name?”
A doctor crushing down the hall. “The girl from the accident... she didn’t make it.”
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Lucien turned his head slowly. His eyes, sharp as ice, locked onto the doctor. “Who?”
The doctor froze. “Th-the young girl they just brought in... Are you her family?”
It felt like invisible hands were crushing Lucien’s chest.
His blood seemed to freeze in an instant.
Kaia couldn't be dead. How is that possible?
“Mr. Graves!” Suddenly, Chris’ voice called from down the hall. “Mrs. Graves is in here. She's getting an IV!”
The man who'd just died inside suddenly cback to life. Hope surged in his veins as he ran toward the sound
of Chris’
voice.
Inside the observation room, Kaia lay peacefully asleep, her forehead wrapped in fresh bandages.
“Mr. Graves,” Chris whispered, “they did an MRI. No serious damage, just sbruises and cuts. She was
incredibly lucky,”
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Lucien gave a soft grunt of acknowledgment. The metallic taste of blood that had crept up his throat slowly
faded.
He sat beside the bed and gently picked up the hand without the IV, pressing it to his eyes.
If Kaia had been awake, she would have felt the warmth and
moisture.
Being alive meant everything.
Thank God, she’s alive.
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Lucien felt warmth return to his body. He looked up, eyes gleaming with something darker now. “Find out what
happened. | want to know exactly how that crash occurred.”
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An hour later, Kaia opened her eyes.
The first thing she saw was blinding white. Her brain lagged for
a second.
Am I... dead?
She had felt the sharp edge of death when that truck cbarreling toward her.
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Just as her thoughts cleared, the doorknob clicked.
“You're awake?”
Her gaze moved slowly, and her voice was hoarse. “Lucien.”
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Kaia glanced down at the IV in her hand. “I'm fine now.”
“Yeah,” Lucien said flatly.
She squinted at him. Something was off. “Why do you look so... cold?”
The moment she asked that question, she even felt a bit aggrieved.
He doesn’t even care that | almost died? That's cruel.
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“If that’s the case, why did you drive that car? You know it’s broken.”
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Kaia’s breath caught.
He... knows?
But how?
Her eyes, still clouded with haze, flickered. “How did you find
out?”
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