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Rebecca's words were practically a declaration of war.

Vivienne stared at her in disbelief, feeling utterly humiliated. "Rebecca, you-"

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"Are you going to let him come out or not? If not, I'll go in and find him myself!" Rebecca pushed past her impatiently.

Vivienne tried to block her but failed.

What a mess!

Alistair was indeed in the store, but who had tipped Rebecca

off?

During the restaurant's renovation, Vivienne brought Rebecca and Anne here, so Rebecca knew the layout well. She headed straight for Vivienne's office.

Vivienne remained silent as she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She regretted not adding Alistair as a friend last time; otherwise, she could have messaged him to slip away quietly.

But then she quickly realized-why should Alistair hide?

He didn't owe Rebecca anything.

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Come to think of it, Alistair hadn't come alone.

When she first noticed him, she had only seen Alistair, not whoever was sitting across from him.

Alistair didn't seem to have many friends.

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Rebecca's face was terrifyingly dark. She was furious when she couldn't find Alistair. "Where have you hidden Alistair?" she demanded.

Vivienne laughed bitterly in her fury, calmly closing her office door. "Alistair is a person, not an object. Why would I hide him? As for you, Rebecca, shouldn't you be at home with your Rick instead of coming here to make a scene?"

She wanted to keep the peace, but that didn't mean she was a pushover!

If Rebecca wanted a confrontation, then so be it!

The pizza arrived at the table, and Alistair placed a slice on Eloise's plate.

Caroline glanced at him without saying a word.

"Dad, don't just worry about feeding me," Eloise said in her sweet, gentle voice.

Alistair thought she was about to tell him to eat something

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himself. He was about to feel touched that she was a billion

times more considerate than that little brat Daniel when Eloise slowly finished her sentence. "Give Mom some too."

touched

you work so hard. I love you,

What a little sweet-talker.

for those words alone, he would do anything for

a kidney,

for the mushroom

with

front of Eloise, he had to put

Caroline spoke up, "Don't."

quietly breathed a sigh of

hint of playfulness flickered in Caroline's eyes. "I

at

a

think I wouldn't like something

Have Some

Alistair nodded honestly.

I love

preferred

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and skin problems. As her dutiful boyfriend, Alistair had been forced into

bacon aglio olio, specifically asking the chef to add extra

front of them now

serve the pizza and

set down the

sleeve of her cream-colored sweater rode up slightly with her movement, revealing a

gaze lingered on her wrist

she was reaching for

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his surprise, Caroline placed the food

instead, giving him a

have some more,"

sudden jolt. The word "honey" sounded inexplicably alluring in

clear voice despite her perfectly

his lack

in with childish wisdom "Daddy,

formal. with me and

his head to focus on

her soda

early after dinner, so Caroline

help digest

Alistair had no objections.

headed next door to buy Eloise a bottle of milk and pick up some juice for

someone blocked

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penny? Didn't she have her first love to

Rebecca was fuming.

and Cordelia wouldn't stop questioning her about it. Rebecca could only claim ignorance, muttering, "I'll go check it

Rebecca was livid.

life! He and Vivienne were practically joined

where Vivienne had hidden him. After failing to find Alistair, she'd endured a

the last time she'd been so humiliated-she was nearly beside herself with

her relationship with Vivienne

Alistair, so she positioned herself at a nearby store

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