Chapter 295 Is It Jerry

    Last night, they had been intimate.

    The doctor had warned against too much activity–especially with twins on the way.

    Lucien had to hold back.

    “Sleep,” he murmured.

    If Kaia kept gazing at him with those softb, /baffectionate eyes, he wasn’t sure he could keep his self–control intact.

    bKaia /bdrifted off with a contented smile on her face.

    In her dreamsb, /bit felt like she had returned to that summer-

    bwhen /bshe was seventeenb. /b

    “bKaia/b, don’t bthink /bDad’s bgoing /bbto /bbfavor /bbyou /bjust because you topped the ss.”

    Kimberly’s voice was dripping bwith /bsmugness. “Aren’t you taking bthe /bSAT next year? bMom /bsaid this summer’s btrip /bis just for me and Dad. He’sing too!”

    “bKaia/bb, /bsince byou’ll /bbe focused on the SATb, /bwe’ve decided not to take byou /bbon /bthe trip bthis /byear,” Tobias had added without bhesitation/bb. /b

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    Seventeen–year–old Kaia had clenched her fists, her vision bblurring /bwith unshed tears.

    She had been excluded from their vacations the year she broke bher /bbleg /bat sixteen.

    Again at fifteenb, /bwhen the SSAT was the excuse.

    Every year, it was somethingb. /b

    iFine/i, iI /idon’t care anyway.

    In the vast emptiness of the Domont Vi, only ire stayed with her.

    The disappointment lodged bin /bher throat like a stone she couldn’t swallowb. /b

    She cried so hard that her eyes swelled red with inmmation.

    Out of sheer frustration, bKaia /bhad booted up theputer and downloaded several online games at random.

    Eventually, she found one she could get into,

    In that fantasy world, ying monsters helped her vent what she couldn’t say aloud.

    bHer /bbottled–up sadness, the constant rejection–it all found release thereb. /b

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    b14 /bmin left

    Just bwhen /bshe was bteetering /bbon /bthe edgeb, /babout to crumbleb, /bba /bmessage appeared bin /bthe game chat: [Miss, want to team up as a couple for this dungeonb?/bb] /b

    She bblinked/b.

    A bwhite/b–robed bman /bstood beside bher /bcharacterb, /bbhis /bbavatar /bpoised

    and handsomeb. /b

    bSomething /babout bhim/b–his calm aura, his bquiet /bpresenceb–/bmade bher /bbfingers /bbmove /balmost instinctivelyb. /b

    She clicked ept.

    bThey /bhadn’t talked bmuch/bb. /b

    But bfrom /bbthe /bbman’s /basionalmentsb, /bbKaia /bgathered bthat /bhe had already started bworking/b.

    Sometimes, bhe’d /bbmention /bneeding bto /bstep baway /bfor a meeting or take an burgent /bcall.

    Their rtionship in the bgame /bhad remained polite and distant –more like two bstrangers /btemporarily bound by ba /bbquest /bbthan /btrue partners.

    bBut /bbon /bthis special bday/bb, /bher birthdayb, /bhe suddenly logged in and said he’d take her bto /bsee fireworksb. /b

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    14 bmin /bleft

    Kaia’s game bavatar/bb, /bbin /ba red dress, sat side by side with the whiteb–/brobed man on the screen.

    Before the clock struck twelve, she witnessed a virtual fireworks

    disy.

    It was a birthday without any wishes, but she remembered it vividly for years.

    On Sundayb, /bKaia spent hours lounging in front of the screen, reminiscing in the game–Lucien by her side.

    A soft sigh escaped her lips. “Who would’ve bthought /bbthis /bgame would still be around after ball /bthese years?b” /b

    Lucien chuckled. “It’s not going anywhere.”

    Kaia tilted her head, narrowing bher /beyes. “bWait/bb… /byou didn’t bbuy /bbthe /bpanyb, /bdid byou/bb?/bb” /b

    Not bwaiting /bfor ban /banswerb, /bbshe /bopened the bgame’s /bofficial website. Her bjaw /bdropped.

    Graves Group was listed as bthe /bsole owner bof /bthe techpany behind the bgame/b.

    She turned slowly bto /bre bat /bhim. “Lucienb./b”

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    b14 /bmin left

    He leaned back, perfectly unbothered. “Was it really that hard to buy a small gamepany?b” /b

    Kaia rolled her eyes. “Money really does talk.”

    He leaned over and kissed the corner of her eye. “So what made you think of buying me shoes?”

    Kaia hesitated, then confessed, “It’s Vanessa–you’ve met her. She’s been splurging on this guy she’s dating. Shoes, suits… way beyond what she can afford.”

    She gave a small shrug. “There’s this saying—if a woman bbuys /ba bman /bshoes, he’ll run off. I thought I’d test it on you.”

    Lucien raised an eyebrowb. /b“You’reparing me to those losers? And didn’t you say not long ago that she was still bsingle /band we should help her find a decent bguy/bb?” /b

    Kaia gave a bhalf/bb–/bbshrug/b. “I just didn’t bthink /bshe’d dive in this fast.”

    Lucien’s expression bshifted/b, bhis /bgaze sharpeningb. /bb“/bWaitb… /bis she bdating /bbthat /bformer assistant bof /byours?”

    bKaia /bblinked. “bWhat /bmakes byou /bsay that?b” /b

    “bShe /bdrove bhim /bbhome /bst time, didn’t she?”

    bKaia /bpaused. The bmemory /bclicked. bJerry/bb. /bbThat /bride.

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    bShe /bbhadn’t /bthought much of it at the time—he was newly transferred, and she’d been busy. But now that Lucien mentioned it…

    Jerry’s clean–cut, harmless looks–just Vanessa’s type. No

    b13 /bbmin /bleft

    wonder all her recent blind dates had failed. She had a thing for younger, boyish guys. Puppy–dog types.

    “I’ll test the waters tomorrow,” Kaia said decisively.

    Lucien nodded. “You should. That guy tried hitting bon /bbyou /bbefore bI /bshut it downb. /bNow he’s moved on to her? Straight bout /bof college and already chasing money.”

    He paused, then added, “You’re right to check bin/bb. /bSome truths

    are hard to hearb, /bbut better she hears them from byou /bbthan /blearn the hard wayb. /bJust don’t overstep.”

    Kaia bgave /bba /bbsmall /bnod. She knew exactly where bthe /bbline /bwas- and bshe’d /bbonly /bpush as far as bshe /bneeded to.

    b***** /b

    Before bKaia /bcould even bbring /bbit /bupb, /bbshe /bfound Vanessa bcrying /bbalone /bbin /bbthe /bbbreak room/bb. /b

    bShe /bbquickly /bled bher /bbto /bban /bempty bmeeting /bbroom /band handed her some tissuesb. /bb“/bbWhat /bhappened, bVanessa/bb? /bDid something bgo /bbwrong/bb?/bb” /b

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    b13 /bmin left

    At the bsight /bof a familiar face, Vanessapletely broke down, burying her face bin /bher arms bon /bthe table.

    “Kaiab… /bI gave him everything. Everything. And he still wants to break up.”

    Kaia frowned. “Break up? With byour /bnew boyfriend? Who is he -someone bfrom /bthe firm?b” /b

    Vanessa hesitated, then wiped her tears with shaking hands. “Youb… /bbyou /balready bknow/b?b” /b

    Kaia’s face hardened. “It’s bJerry/bb, /bbisn’t /bitb?/bb” /b

    Vanessa gave a tearful nod, and bthe /bfloodgates opened again.