Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 9 A Quick Marriage

Alistair answered the phone with obvious irritation. "What?"

The caller seemed startled by his tone and responded timidly, "Hello, Alistair."

The voice on the phone wasn't Rebecca's.

"Who is this?" Alistair asked, confused.

"It's Vivienne," she replied with a light laugh. "We've met before."

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Alistair immediately placed her. Vivienne was one of Rebecca's best friends.

Rebecca had two close friends-Anne and Vivienne.

Anne was... Well, he didn't really want to talk about her. But Vivienne was different. She was cut from a completely different cloth than Rebecca and Anne. Actually, she had decent values. Alistair still remembered how she'd come to his defense once when Rebecca was giving him a hard time.

"Can I help you with something?" he asked cautiously.

If she was calling about Rebecca, he'd hang up immediately and block her number.

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It occurred to Alistair that if he really wanted to cut ties with Rebecca completely, he should change his phone number. He'd do that first thing after getting out of bed.

"Well," Vivienne said, sounding a bit embarrassed, "I was hoping you could do me a favor."

"What kind of favor?"

Nothing could have prepared Alistair for her request-she wanted him to come over and cook a meal at her place.

As it turned out, her mother, Miranda Everett, had undergone surgery to remove uterine fibroids. During a visit, Rebecca had brought some chicken noodle soup.

Miranda, who'd had no appetite since the surgery, suddenly found herself hungry again. She couldn't stop talking about it afterward, claiming it was the best chicken noodle soup she'd ever tasted and that it reminded her of childhood.

However, it was actually Alistair who made that soup himself. Though Miranda couldn't stop thinking about it, she felt too awkward to ask for it again.

Tomorrow was Miranda's birthday, and Vivienne suddenly thought of that chicken noodle soup while brainstorming unique gift ideas. Worried he might refuse, she quickly added, "Don't worry, I wouldn't expect you to do this for nothing. I'll pay you. How about 100 thousand dollars to make one dinner?"

As a wealthy heiress, Vivienne didn't think twice about spending

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100 thousand dollars just so her mom could taste that soup she'd been craving.

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Getting paid that much for cooking one meal was clearly a sweet deal for Alistair, though money wasn't exactly tight for him these days.

Since becoming the female CEO's kept man, his monthly allowance had reached one million dollars. To put it bluntly,

even if he wanted to be poor again, he probably couldn't manage

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During his six years with Rebecca, the only skill he'd truly developed was his increasingly impressive cooking.

Alistair considered the request carefully.

flat-out refused. But this was Vivienne, someone who had shown him kindness and even defended

wasn't the type to leave debts unpaid. Besides, her

ex-wife's best friend has made a request. How will

unnecessary complications, make up an excuse

two: Rebecca is Rebecca, and Vivienne is Vivienne. You won't

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harm just because you're keeping

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system credits. Choose option two for

Alistair was speechless.

system had

to think about this," Alistair

he hadn't immediately turned her

her, she wouldn't have bothered him if she wasn't trying to

beyond helping her mother, Vivienne, the kind-hearted

yesterday, she'd learned that Alistair had walked

his name.

worried about how Alistair would make ends meet, Rebecca callously replied

grown man manages to starve himself to death," Rebecca

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dollars was pocket change for wealthy heiresses like Vivienne-just another dinner out with friends- but it could make a huge

making the call, Vivienne had worried that Alistair's pride might be hurt. After talking to him, she realized she was the one overthinking things. He sounded perfectly normal, which put her

and finished breakfast. Right on schedule, he went downstairs to find a Maybach waiting at the curb. Caroline sat in

her. "Did you

“No, just arrived. Your timing

City Hall

Good old City Hall!

supposed to be

felt like

today, like children

about it, the

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woman processing their marriage certificate was the exact

she saw Caroline. "Well, aren't

were just as quick to notice a gorgeous face

clerk instinctively

your wife is absolutely gorgeous. You're so... lucky." Her voice

dawned on her face.

politely,

in shock. She was sure her eyesight wasn't failing

at barely forty, her

I feel like I'd seen this young man just

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clearly was because Alistair and Rebecca had made

were

a

to file for divorce, she'd

was.

were such a beautiful pair. Why couldn't they

Marriage work? Young people

was thinking

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she had to admit, this guy had good taste in women. Today's girl

with a classier

they had the marriage certificate, Alistair stared at their photo,

universe really has a weird sense of humor. "Are you done