Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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On Richard's first night back, Rebecca could barely contain her excitement. She practically shooed Alistair out the door, eager to be alone with Richard. Wrapped in his gentle affection, she lost herself in dreams of their happy future together.

By Richard's second night home, Rebecca discovered something new-taking care of a child was utterly exhausting.

After a night of constant attention, Daniel finally fell asleep, but it was already one in the morning. Rebecca's beauty rest was completely shot.

Richard lay beside her, as tired as she was. Just yesterday, they'd been all over each other with passion. Tonight, they both collapsed in bed, completely wiped out.

"Rebecca," Richard sighed, "let's hire two nannies. One to handle the cooking and shopping, and another to look after Danny."

Without hesitation, Rebecca refused. "No way. I don't trust strangers with Danny, and I wouldn't like anyone else's cooking anyway."

Richard tried to reason with her patiently. "Don't stress so much. He'll be fine. Everyone does it this way, don't they?"

Rebecca stood her ground. "But Danny's never been left with

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Richard's smile had an odd edge to it. "Rebecca, aren't you forgetting something? Alistair is technically a stranger too. You were comfortable leaving Danny with him. Why can't you trust someone else?"

Rebecca's first thought was that it wasn't the same at all. How

could it be?

Alistair had been there when Daniel was born, after all.

The second night after Alistair had been shown the door, Rebecca lay flat on her back in the darkness. She listened to the steady breathing of the man she'd longed for all these years, staring blankly at the ceiling. A strange emptiness she couldn't. quite name wrapped around her.

She didn't understand it. The man she'd pined for was finally beside her. She could finally sleep in his arms every night. She'd dreamed about it for so long. Yet somehow, the passion she expected just wasn't there.

Rebecca felt lost.

What's wrong with me? I must be tired. Yes, that's it. I'm just exhausted.

Rebecca closed her eyes wearily.

Some time later, Richard suddenly rolled over and pulled her into his arms. His hands began wandering over her body.

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Too tired to respond, Rebecca felt none of last night's passion. She was about to push him away when a knock at the bedroom door startled them both.

Daniel stood there with unnaturally flushed cheeks, breathing heavily. "Mom, my head hurts,” he whimpered between sniffles.

Daniel was sick.

him to the children's hospital in a panic. By the time they returned

some rest, Richard thoughtfully took the sick Daniel with

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you mind giving me Alistair's contact information?"

remembering that Vivienne had asked for Alistair's number yesterday. The conversation had shifted before she could provide

expected Vivienne to be so persistent

"I never would've guessed you were serious! Is Anne right? Has he really gotten

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vague "hmm" before breaking into a grin. "You bet! Now hurry up

scoffed, "The more eager you are,

tongue. "Rebecca, why do I hear a hint

me is

years of being together day in and day out, can you honestly say you have zero feelings for Alistair? Put bluntly, even if you had a dog for that long, you'd feel something when it

fine! You want Alistair's number? Just stop making me sick with this nonsense," Rebecca interrupted with exasperation. She pulled up her contacts and recited a string of digits. "Hope you get your dream

up, Rebecca sat motionless for

now that she recalled how Vivienne

She hadn't taken it

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more she thought about it,

have been hiding her true intentions all this time because he was technically my husband. Now that we're officially done, she's wasting

Rebecca smirked.

terrible taste, going after a man even I didn't want anymore. No wonder Anne has been quietly working against her all this

continued applying her makeup, but halfway through, she suddenly hurled her eyebrow pencil to

to my face while secretly lining up his next victim! And it looks like he actually

couldn't possibly absorb all her anger, so the expensive bottles and jars on her vanity paid the price, shattering across the floor with a series

grabbed her phone and dialed

all his alarms

presidential suite planning to sleep in, was jolted

ring.

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for his phone, still

voice only infuriated Rebecca

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I tossed and turned all night! What gives him the right to

him, he must have been

let out a derisive

manner. "Alistair, I'm giving you exactly ten minutes to get

hung up without

disbelief. From what he knew about her, this was the calm

phone beside his pillow, muttered "psycho" under his breath, and rolled over to go back

phone again and blocked

deal with that bad-tempered princess. He