Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 71 Aggressive Interrogation

Lucien twirled a silver lighter between his fingers, his gaze unreadable as he typed: [Rumors?]

The tone was icy.

Julian's heart sank.

I'm screwed!

His phone buzzed a second later, Lucien’s nflashing across

the screen.

With a resigned sigh, Julian picked up. “Hey, Mr.-"

He didn’t even get the chance to finish.

Lucien’s voice cut in, cold and razor-sharp.

Mr.

“Julian, we still have rotten apples in our group spreading rumors about others?”

The lighter in Lucien’s hand flared up, the faint flcasting his profile in a half-lit glow. “You've got fifteen

minutes.”

Click. The call ended.

He forced a bitter smile. “Great. Just great. Who the hell had to

go poking the bear?”

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Jude called Alex three times in a row.

By the third call, Alex finally picked up-sounding more than a little irritated.

“Jude, seriously? Are you really going this hard to protect your rookie?”

Jude didn’t flinch. “Mr. Miller, she’s the most outstanding young lawyer our firm has seen in the past two years.

Of course I'm going to look out for her.”

His tone sharpened. “I'll vouch for her with my nand my reputation. She’s not the kind of person those

rumors are making her out to be. You can’t just pull her from a project over baseless gossip.”

Alex gave a dry chuckle.

“No one’s dismissing her. She's just... not the right fit for this project anymore. The person who raised the

concern calledpersonally. And | have to give her that much respect.

“It’s just a change in the co-counsel lineup, Jude. Your position isn’t affected. So let's not make a fuss, alright?”

Jude was about to push back when Alex cut in.

“Alright, alright-1've got another call coming in. We'll talk later.”

As soon as Alex picked up, the caller got straight to the point.

“Hello, Mr. Miller. This is Julian Rhodes, head of the investment and merger project on behalf of the Graves

Group.”

His voice was steady, but there was an unmistakable edge to it.

“I wanted to personally apologize. I've just been informed that someone from our side may have been spreading

false claims about Ms. Domont from your law firm.

“Our president is extremely upset about this. | was hoping you could tellwho exactly started these rumors?”

Alex blinked, caught off guard. “Rumors? Wait... Mr. Graves knows about this?”

“Yes,” Julian said firmly. “And he’s furious. He gaveten minutes to get to the bottom of it.”

There was a beat of silence, then Julian continued, his tone diplomatic but unmistakably serious.

“I have deep respect for Mr. Halston and the entire legal team working on this project. I truly didn’t know this

was happening behind the scenes. But rest assured, we're treating it very seriously.”

Alex chuckled awkwardly, trying to pivot. “Ah, | see. Yes, yes -Ms. Domont is a very professional and upright

young lady. | never believed any of that nonsense to begin with.”

“Exactly,” Julian agreed quickly. “Ms. Domont is highly capable, and we value her expertise.”

Then, more pointedly, “Do you happen to remember who it was that brought those... lies to your attention?”

Once Alex gave the name, Julian thanked him, then firmly emphasized Kaia’s significance to the project multiple

times. before ending the call.

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Lucien checked his watch again, barely hiding his impatience.

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed he was the reason Kaia

was upset.

At exactly the thirteen-minute mark, his phone lit up with a call from Julian.

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He answered immediately. “Speak.”

“Mr. Graves,” Julian said, voice taut, “I've found out. It was Lucy Lane-a new hire in the finance department. She

called someone at Vanguard Law Firm to complain.”

Lucien’s voice dropped cold. “Why did she complain?”

Julian hesitated for a beat, unsure how best to phrase it.

“I just spoke with her. She said Ms. Thorne invited her to dinner a few days ago... and brought up Ms. Domont

during the

conversation.”

That was when Julian finally pieced things together.

There was bad blood between Luna and Kaia—something deeper than just idle gossip.

Lucien’s expression darkened. His tone was icy and precise.

“Luna?”

“Yes, sir,” Julian confirmed. “They were high school classmates.”

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At Graves Manor, Allen seemed to have reluctantly accepted

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thrilled about it.

After all, Luna had originally been adopted as a granddaughter. Now she was poised to marry his grandson. No

matter how

open-minded a family claimed to be, that was a hard pill to swallow.

“Alden,” Allen said, his voice calm but pointed, “when are you and Luna planning to get married?”

Luna's eyes lit up with excitement.

She turned slightly, steajing a alick

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gfanae M AMenSsitting beside her.

But her heart sank at what she saw.

He was frowning, his brows drawn together like he was still considering something.

Still weighing things? What does that even mean? Doesn’t he want to marry me?

All the obstacles between them had been cleared. Why was he hesitating now?

“Alden.” Allen’s tone sharpened. “I asked you a question.”

Alden let out a slow breath, buying himself a few more seconds.

“Grandpa, there's no need to rush,” he

said finally. "Luna's foeUsing bn Her

cfresr-SReQ Marining to enter the

entertainment industry. We should support her in that first.”

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He gave a sharp, dismissive snort but said nothing more.

Just then, the heavy front doors opened, and Lucien stepped into the villa.

It was the first the’d returned to Graves Manor since that Instagram post had set the family chat ablaze.

“Lucien! You're back!” Allen exclaimed, a big smile lighting up

his face.

“Yeah, Dad. I'm here to talk to my niece,” Lucien said.

Allen said, “Looking for Alyssa? She just went out. She’s not

around.”

Lucien shook his head. His sharp gaze finally landed on Luna.

“Dad, I'm actually here about Luna,” Lucien said, his tone cool but unmistakably direct.

“Why did you have your high school classmate, Lucy, spread

rumors about Kaia? And worse-why tell the partner at her law firm that she’s unfit for the job?”

He stared straight at Luna.

“You're the one who stole her fiancé. So how is she suddenly the villain?”

The blunt accusation landed like a slap.