Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! Alden's face went fifty shades of busted . Allen smacked his fork down . " Alden , what's going on ? " Alden's face went storm - cloud dark . " Grandpa , I'll call Kaia right away . " Allen snorted , " Humph , Kaia's gonna be my granddaughter - in - law and that's final . If you dare to treat her badly , just you wait ! " During the meal , Alden was straight zoned out . Luna kept trying to chat him up from the next seat , but his mind was clearly elsewhere . He was on edge . Kaia's latest moves had made him feel uneasy . All this time , he thought he had the relationship on lock . Now ? His ride - or - die was breaking formation . " Alden , mind giving me a ride later ? " Luna's voice snapped him back . Before he could even drop that " Yeah , sure , " Lucien jumped in , cool as ever . " Where are you staying these days , Luna ? I can drive you . " 1/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! Luna went quiet for a second , wheels turning . Uncle Lucien's never been this kind to me before . " Thanks , but I'll ask Logan to take me , " she replied . Lucien gave a faint smile . " Alright , then . " 20 min left Actually , Alden couldn't care less about who was taking Luna home . All he wanted was to get back to the villa and have it out with Kaia . XXXXX Fuming mad , Alden stormed back to the villa . " Where's Kaia ? " he barked . Serena nearly jumped out of her skin at his sudden outburst . She shook her head . " Mrs. Graves went on a business trip . " Alden frowned . " She actually said that ? " " Not really . Just saw her with a suitcase … " Serena's voice went quiet . Suitcase … That's definitely a business trip , right ? 2/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! Wait … Didn't she say something about moving out ? 20 min left Alden went ghost white . Without a moment's hesitation , he dashed upstairs . He busted into her room looking like a man possessed , but the place was stripped clean - like she'd never even existed . He bolted for her walk - in closet . His head was pounding like a jackhammer when he yanked open that door . Empty . Totally cleaned out ! Pure panic hit Alden like a freight train . Everything was going sideways , and he couldn't stop it . Trying to keep it together , he returned to his room . Then it hit him - half his stuff had pulled a vanishing act . He ripped open his tie drawer . Every single tie Kaia ever gave him ? Gone . Poof . His heart went into overdrive . Finally , he pushed open the door of the master bedroom . That massive wedding portrait Kaia had insisted on ? Nowhere 3/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! 20 min left to be found ! Standing on the terrace , Alden fumbled to dial Kaia's number . The rings dragged on like torture , each one cranking up his blood pressure . Right before voicemail kicked in , she picked up . " Kaia , what the hell ? Your closet's cleared out , and all the stuff you bought me is MIA . " You weren't on a business trip , right ? Then why did you ghost me at City Hall ? " Alden questioned . Kaia laughed like she just heard the joke of the century . " That's rich . What about you? Did YOU even show up there ? " Alden caught his breath . " Don't switch up on me ! " Kaia , there's a limit to your mood swings . I said I'd marry you . Why are you still causing a fuss ? " Kaia hit back , " And I've also made it clear , Alden . It's over between us . " Alden wasn't having any of that breakup crap . " So where's our wedding photo ? " he pushed . Over ? Like , who breaks up and sneaks off with the wedding 4/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! 20 min left photo ? Kaia , chilling at some real estate spot checking houses , played it cool . " Oh ? I didn't take it . " Alden was stunned . " Then where is it ? " " Well , maybe check your drawer ? " she said , all casual . Alden felt his stomach drop . He sprinted to the master bedroom and yanked open the nightstand drawer . What he saw had him seeing red . Wedding photo ? Straight shattered into pieces . He stared at it in disbelief . " Kaia , you … " Alden's voice trembled with fury . " Mad ? Why though ? Should've seen this coming when you stood me up at the City Hall . " Kaia stood in the lobby of the real - estate sales office , checking herself in the window . She managed a cold smile . " Alden , we can't go back to how things were . That's dead . " 5/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! 20 min left *** In the VIP room at Prosperity Hotel's swankiest club , empty bottles littered the table like casualties . Alden sat there like a zombie , staring into his wine glass . Then , he tilted his head and knocked it down in one shot . He was breathing hard now . " Kaia , you're so ungrateful ! So coldhearted ! " You heartless … I said I'd marry you , didn't I ? How could you … " Before he could finish , his eyes rolled back and he passed out cold on the couch . His friends were all taken aback . Since when did Kaia mean this much to him ? Someone asked , " Should we call Kaia to take him home ? " Roger Dent had Kaia's number , so he tried it . This wasn't Alden's first rodeo with the drunk tank . Usually , Luna was the trigger . Every time he got wasted , Roger would hit up Kaia for the pickup . 6/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! 20 min left Back then , she'd answer on the first ring . Roger even suspected she had him on speed dial . As a matter of course , he assumed there would be no change this time either . But the phone just kept ringing like it was stuck on repeat . What changed today ? " No one picked up . What do we do now ? " Roger pocketed his phone . " I'll take care of him . " Just then , Luna walked in . She took one look at the scene , frowned , and fired off . " Why did he drink himself under the table today ? " " Look , Luna , we didn't force - feed him . He and Kaia had a falling - out , " one of the guys blurted out . Dead silence hit the room . The snitch got an elbow to the ribs from his buddy . " He's drunk - talking , " someone tried to brush it off . " Alden's just hyped you're back . Had a few many , that's all . " 7/8 16:59 Chapter 11 Nowhere to Be Found ! 20 min left Lama wasn't buying it , but she didn't want to make it weird for Alden's crew either . She forced a smile that didn't reach her eyes . " Thanks . I'll handle him now . " Once they left , Luma struggled with his dead weight . With a great deal of effort , she muscled him into a cab and gave her address . Alden wouldn't sit still , nuzzling her neck like a needy kid , his whiskey - soaked breath hot against her skin as he slurred his words . " Kaia … how'd you tear up our wedding photo ? Just because you were mad ? " " Bad girl , Kaia … gonna have to teach you a lesson … " Luna's eyes turned cold . So Kaia's the reason he's drinking himself stupid tonight . Coin Package : Earn up to 1200 bonus X for free . B 8/8 get it Write your comment Gifts 16:59 Wedding My Ex's Uncle