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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.

What a little sweet-talker.

words alone, he would do anything for Caroline and Eloise-even

a kidney, he'd do

reached for the mushroom

family starts with parents who

he had to put on a

Caroline spoke up, "Don't."

breathed a

playfulness flickered in Caroline's eyes. "I want Chicago-style pizza," she

stared at

her a surprisingly curious

I wouldn't like something so

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Alistair nodded honestly.

love it,"

preferred rich,

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worried about breakouts and skin problems. As her dutiful boyfriend, Alistair had been forced into six years of

his freedom, Alistair had ordered a plate. of bacon aglio olio, specifically asking the chef to add extra chili. He'd eaten it dripping with sweat,

front of them now looked

pizza and

set down the spatula, Caroline reached

movement, revealing a glimpse of her delicate wrist.

wrist momentarily before casually looking

assumed she was reaching for food he'd missed

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but to his surprise, Caroline placed the food she'd scooped

instead, giving him a gentle

have some more," Caroline

The word "honey"

clear voice despite her

lack of

with childish wisdom "Daddy, we're family. You don't

with

head

his ears turning red as she raised. her soda to her lips, hiding

after dinner, so Caroline suggested they wander around the

help digest their

Alistair had no objections.

buy Eloise a bottle of

someone blocked his

looked up to find himself face-to-face with Rebecca, her eyes cold as ice. Chapter 20

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Didn't she have her first love

Rebecca was fuming.

Rebecca could only

Rebecca was livid.

life! He and Vivienne

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

she'd been so humiliated-she was nearly beside herself

decided then and there that her relationship with

find Alistair, so she positioned herself

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