Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

hapter 7 Living the Easy Life

Rebecca glared at Alistair's name on her phone screen, her irritation bubbling

over.

Is Anne right? Is Alistair really trying to play the pity card to worm his way back into my life?

She let out a cold, mocking laugh.

Alistair, don't make me lose what little respect I have left for

you.

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You walked away from the courthouse acting all cool and detached. What's with this pathetic act now?

The memory of his fleeting, infuriatingly attractive smile as he left sparked a fresh wave of annoyance.

Spurred by Anne's prodding, Rebecca dialed his number with deliberate nonchalance.

The call connected almost instantly.

Before he could get a word in, Rebecca pounced. "Alistair, what's wrong with you? Who gave you permission to call me?"

A brief silence followed, and then Alistair's voice came through, calm and steady. Chapter 7 Living the Easy Life

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His voice had a unique quality. It was low, clear, almost magnetic. Someone once joked that Alistair could charm anyone with his voice alone. Unfortunately, he rarely spoke.

Back when they were together, he was so quiet it felt like living with a mute.. "Here's the thing," he said

"Danny's kinderga teacher called me. She said no one picked him up after school, and he was crying his eyes out. He didn't want to come with me, and given my situation now, it wouldn't have been right for me to take him. So I called to let you know you need to get him."

Anne, eavesdropping, chimed in with a snide tone, "Oh, Alistair, that's the lamest excuse I've ever heard. You're not even good at lying! Don't you know? Danny's real dad picked him up today. There's no way Rick would leave his own son stranded at kindergarten. What kind of father would let his kid go through that?”

anger.

Rebecca's brows knitted together, her voice sharp with "Didn't I tell you yesterday to stop dragging Danny into your games? Don't overestimate your importance, Alistair. Pull this again, and you'll regret it."

With that, she slammed the call to an end.

Oddly, while Rebecca seemed furious at Alistair's supposed scheming, a strange satisfaction coursed through her.

The pent-up frustration she'd been carrying found an outlet, leaving her feeling lighter, almost giddy.

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Anne urged her not to let someone like Alistair get under her skin.

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Vivienne, however, looked thoughtful. "Maybe you should call Richard to double- check."

you serious? You're siding with Alistair over Rick?

ground. "This isn't about picking sides. It's about Danny. A quick call can clear

desire to expose Alistair's lies, she

warm, velvety voice came through, prompting

my friends are right here. How's Danny doing? Is

hung on

a beat, Richard asked, "Did you

went blank, a buzz ringing in her

him?" she said, her voice rising.

bond with him,

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thing? You... You didn't

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so sorry, Rebecca. I got swamped today and completely forgot. Where's Danny now? He's not still at the kindergarten, is he? Look, you go grab him, and I'll make it up to him when I get

Rebecca was speechless.

prove Vivienne wrong, but instead, she'd

rushed toward the

her head with

through life with effortless poise. Even after having

gone less than a day, and her world was

hoped Rebecca wouldn't

retrieve her son,

lounging on a sofa by the floor-to-ceiling

expensive smartphones on the

had always kept him on a tight leash,

him a clunky

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insisted on handing him cash, meticulously tracking every penny He had to log

world for too long, and he needed to

abruptly stumbled into a life of

from Caroline. The presidential suite

Daniel, whose voice was hoarse from crying, Alistair was casually skimming

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headed home. When Richard apologized profusely, she brushed it off with understanding. "Don't

day of shopping, all she wanted was a good meal and a long soak in a bubble bath to melt away her

never would've

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to the table. "Dinner's

Rebecca's hopes lifted.

his cooking. He said he'd picked it up

to

believed his

just nerves. Maybe he was saving his real skills for tonight. Curious about what he'd whip up for dinner, she wondered

doorbell rang. Richard darted to answer it, and soon,

an array of

her, his smile