NovelBookChapter 217 A Reunion Across Time
Kaia felt like she'd been adrift all night, weightless and lost.
Moans surged around her, each one louder, making her shiver.
Only when dawn broke did she slip into a hazy sleep.
Lucien kissed away a tear from the corner of her eye, smiling softly.
He hated seeing her sad in daylight-he preferred her tears only in his embrace at night.
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The next day, Kaia went to the law firm to request toff.
Jude raised a brow. “Kaia, aren't you hot?”
Kaia caught him eyeing the scarf around her neck and tensed. “Jude, it's fashion. My style statement!”
Jude chuckled helplessly.
He was losing touch with young people’s trends.
“Your leave’s approved. You don’t have any pressing cases right now. When you're back, take on a few pro bono
cases. It'll be year-end soon.”
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Jude smiled faintly, “With a solid year-end report like that, the partners are sure to be impressed.”
Kaia understood his meaning and gave a grateful smile. “Thanks, Jude.”
“Enough with the thanks. Go, spend twith family, and don’t worry about work.”
Jude shooed her off, feeling a bit like a proud father.
She'd gone from a clueless rookie to someone who could now hold her own.
He was proud of her.
As Kaia left the office building, Lucien’s call cthrough.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Honey, you tired? Wantto pick you up?”
Kaia rolled her eyes. “Don’t you know if I'm tired?”
Isn't he the one who woreout?
Kaia hadn't expected that Lucien, besides buying that dress, had also ordered extra-large condoms online.
He isn’t just hungry. He is a perv!
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“Lucien, | booked you a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Go get checked.”
Lucien’s mind conjured a question mark. “I'm not sick. What's there to check?”
Kaia scoffed, “Insatiable desire is a condition!”
Alyssa was reluctant when she heard Kaia was going abroad.
“Kaia, cback soon, okay?”
Kaia reassured her, “Don’t worry, it’s just a few days. | won't miss your wedding.”
By coincidence, the day Kaia and Lucien headed to the airport was the sday Alden planned to visit Luna.
They crossed paths at the airport.
Alden looked awkward, while Lucien remained unruffled. “Alden, off to see Luna?”
Alden’s lips pressed into a tight line. “Yeah, Uncle Lucien.”
Then, his eyes flicked to Kaia beside him. But Kaia didn’t even glance at him. She stayed focused on her phone,
indifferent.
Disappointment welled up in Alden, adding to the months of letdowns threatening to drown him.
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“Uncle Lucien, you guys going abroad too?”
Is this their honeymoon?
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Lucien had already decided not to explain the real reason for their trip. It had nothing to do with the Graves
family, and they didn’t need to know.
He'd only mentioned it briefly to Allen.
“Yeah, just a trip for fun,” Lucien said.
Alden forced a smile, unable to press further. “Well, have a good time. I'm boarding.”
Once he was gone, Kaia pocketed her phone.
Lucien, pleased with her indifference, let a slight smile curve his lips.
“Sleepy? We're boarding soon. You can nap on the plane.”
Malcolm had returned two days earlier to make arrangements, so today, it was just Kaia and Lucien boarding the
plane.
Kaia smiled softly, “Not sleepy, just a bit nervous.”
She was anxious about meeting her mother’s family.
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Aside from Claire, Kaia had rarely felt familial warmth.
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She wasn’t sure if blood ties could truly outweigh everything.
With Tobias, all she'd ever gotten was calculated affection.
Every bit of affection he gave cwith strings attached.
And yet, he was her biological father—a suffocating bond she wanted to escape.
When Sally told her that Claire knew everything, Kaia suddenly found it all made sense.
No mother could truly dislike her own son.
But regardless, Claire had genuinely cared for her.
Kaia knew who was sincere and who was just pretending.
After sleeping through the entire flight, Kaia was half-carried off the plane by Lucien.
Bernard stood at the exit, holding a large sign. Kaia spotted him instantly.
Though they'd never met, Bernard recognized her at once.
“Kaia! Over here!”
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Kaia couldn't help but smile, “Uncle Bernard!”
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“Malcolm’s still tied up today, so I'm here to pick you up. Let's get you home.”
Kaia and Lucien got into the car. “Uncle Bernard, is Grandpa in the hospital or at home?”
Bernard sighed, “The hospital. He
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Bernard looked younger than
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“Kaia, this is your husband?”
Lucien, thirty-four years old, looked calmly at Bernard, who was forty-three.
An unspoken tension filled the air, making even breathing feel awkward.
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