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Not long after, Lucien called.

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b“/bWho is that guy? bWhy /bbare /bbyou /blooking binto /bhim? Did he bother you?b” /b

His tone was sharp and jealous, making Kaia bugh/b.

“God, bwhat /bare you bthinking/b? It’s just for ba /bcase I’m working on. If you can’t checkb, /bbI’ll /bask someone else.”

That was all it took to provoke bhim/b. Men really couldn’t resist a challenge.

“I can check. Don’t bgo /bto anyone else. bBabe/b, make bsure /byoue to me for everythingb, /bbokay/b?b” /b

Kaia chuckled. “Good boy.b” /b

That day marked exactly one bmonth /bbsince /bthe court hearing, and the verdict had juste bin/b. Kaia was very pleased with the

result.

Cases like this, so–called “drunken assaultb” /bsituations, were notoriously tricky. Victims were usually too intoxicated to fight backb, /bso proving ack of consent was often difficult. But with the help of surveince footage, they bwon/b.

bThat /bwas bher /bbfirst /bgood news of the day.

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The second was that Gwen had reconciled with her daughterb, /band the girl had broken up with her boyfriend.

A silver liningb, /bindeed.

Laterb, /bJude and Gwen invited Kaia bout /bto dinner.

“bThank /bbyou/bb, /bKaia,” Gwen said seriously.

Kaia waved bher /bboff/bb. /b“You’re being way btoo /bbformal/b. I didn’t do muchb. /bBesides, I got bmy /bfirst criminal case experience out of this. I should be the bone thanking /byou!”

Judeughed. “bAlright/bb, /bbenough /bbwith /bthe thankb–/bbyou’s/b! You don’t need to be so polite with bmy /bapprentice.”

Then Kaia noticed something–bthe /bbmatching /bbrings /bbon /bbtheir /bfingers. Her eyes widened. “Jude, are byou/bb…/b”

Jude didn’t hesitate. He took Gwen’s hand andced their fingers. “That’s bright/b. Gwen and I bgot /bmarried.”

Kaia genuinely beamed with joyb. /b

Her nose stung a little. “Congrats! I can’t believe it… You finally found your bride.”

Jude frowned slightly.

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“bWhy /bdoes that make it sound like I was struggling to find one?b” /b

Clearlyb, /bmale ego didn’t fade with age.

Kaia didn’t press. Alex had bthrown /bblind dates bat /bJude like confetti, and somehowb, /bhe still managed to scare every single one off. That’s how stiff and hopelessly clueless he could be.

Of course, she wouldn’t say that out loud.

“Yes, yesb, /bJude is tallb, /bbcharming/bb, /bbthe /bgolden bachelor of the legal world. Women were practically blining /bup at the firm just to confess their loveb. /bSuper popr!”

Jude looked a little embarrassed. “bLet’s /bbnot /bexaggerate. Makes it

sound fake.”

Gwen smiled, not btaking /bit as ba /bbbig /bdeal. b“/bIt’s bfine/b. What I love about you is how grounded you are. A little awkward is a good thing. Less room for shady thoughts.”

Kaia fought back ba /bbugh /band let them be.

When she got homeb, /bshe hadn’t even had a chance to share the good news when Lucien sent over the background info he’d found.

Sure benough/bb, /bthe foreign man had once lived in the same state as

bLuna/bb. /b

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“Lucienb, /bdon’t byou /bbthink/bb…/b”

He raised a bbrow/bb. /b“bThink /bbwhat/bb?/bb” /b

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Kaia looked at the man’s photo bwith /ba frownb. /b“Don’t byou /bbthink /bAlden’s son, Nic… looks a lot like this bguy/bb?/b”

Lucien took bthe /bbphoto/bb, /bstared at it bfor /bba /bbwhile/b, then rubbed his bchin/bb. /b

“They do look alike.

“No. Not just alike. It’s buncannily /balike.b” /b

If bthis /bwere really the case, then bthe /bgame had just gotten ba /bwhole lot more bfun/bb. /b

iHow /ibiwould /i/bAlden take the newsbi? /i/b

b***** /b

Lately, Nic had been bgetting /bsick bover /band over againb, /band Joanne was furious. She keptshing bout /bbat /bthe nanny.

“Do you even know how to take care of a child? Why is he always sickb?/bb” /b

bThe nanny /bhad finally had enough. Sure, the pay was good, bbut /bbshe /bwas done being the scapegoat.

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“bMa’am/b, with all due respect, I’ve done my best. Everyone here has seen how careful I bam /bwith Nic. But Mrs. Luna Graves keeps taking bhim /bbout /bon the balcony to ‘get some air‘. A baby that small? Of course he got sickb!/b”

She stopped short of saying Luna treated the baby like a prop.

Her entire social feed was filled with staged photos of her and bthe /bbabyb, /btrying to project the perfect ‘loving bmom/b‘ image.

Joanne frowned and turned to Luna. “bIs /bbwhat /bbshe’s /bsaying true?b” /b

Luna’s face went pale. “Of course not! She’s blying/b. And she’s not even trustworthyb. /bI just noticed one of bmy /bbracelets bwent /bbmissing/b! She probably stole it.

“Momb, /blet’s just bfire /bbher/bb./b”

Joanne shot her a suspicious blook /bbbut /bstill sided with bher /bdaughter. b“/bbAlright/b.”

The nanny was furious and went straight bto /bKaia toin, saying she bwanted /bto bsue /bbLuna/b.

Unfortunatelyb, /bsince bLuna /bbonly /bmade a verbal usation and didn’t take bany /bconcrete actionb, /bit didn’t count as defamation.

Still bfuming/bb, /bbthe /bbnanny /basked, “So what bnow/b? I’m bjust /bsupposed bto /bbtake /bbthat /bbinsult /band bwalk /bbaway/bb?/b”

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bKaia /bsmiled at bher/bb. /b“bShe /bdismissed you without cause. You can bfile /bforpensation. bI’ll /bsend byou /bbthe /barbitration procedure.”

The nanny thanked her profusely before leaving.

Afterward, Kaia called Lucien.

bWhen /bbhe /bheard the bfull /bstoryb, /bbhe /bwent bsilent/b.

Kaia sighed, “Babe… I bthink /byour nephew bmight /breally be raising someone else’s kid.”

Lucien remained calmb, /bbbut /binside, he was bdefinitely /bgloating. Still, for bthe /bsake of bmaintaining /bbhis /bbimage /bas a decent manb, /bhe kept it cool.

“I’ll go bget /ba paternity test done bin /ba couple of days. Should have the results bquickly/bb./bb” /b

Kaia smiled. “Sounds good.”

She couldn’t help but wonder bhow /bLuna would react when the results came bin/b.

bWrite /bbyour /bbment /b