Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 23 I Divorced Him

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These past few days, Alistair's phone had been flooded with calls from unfamiliar numbers.

He didn't answer a single one. Only after changing to a new number did he finally regain peace.

Growing increasingly suspicious, Cordelia reluctantly decided to call Alistair herself-only to find the number disconnected.

Refusing to let it go, she pressed Rebecca for answers. Rebecca simply confessed, "I divorced him."

"What?" Cordelia was thunderstruck. "Why?"

Why else?

Of course, it's because my first love came back. Alistair, now superfluous, had to step aside to make room for him.

Rebecca didn't explain. Instead, she clutched a pillow over her head and cried out in distress, "Mom, can you just stop asking? Since you never liked him, isn't this divorce exactly what you and Dad wanted? I can find a better husband-isn't that enough?"

Seeing Rebecca's emotional state, Cordelia assumed she was traumatized by the divorce and didn't dare push further. She immediately concluded it was all Alistair's fault.

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"Didn't I warn you? A freeloader like Alistair is worthless. Fine, it's too late now. Since he betrayed you, your father and I won't let him get away with it."

Rebecca panicked, afraid her doting parents would go after Alistair-because that would expose Richard's involvement.

The excitement she'd felt when Richard returned was now eclipsed by regret.

Hesitantly, Rebecca said, "Mom, don't go after him. We parted on amicable terms."

"You poor, deluded girl. You're still defending him? How do I make you see the truth?"

Furious, Cordelia scolded, "I give you 500 thousand dollars in allowance every month, and you spend every last cent without fail. Did you waste it all on him?" Rebecca couldn't answer-because all that money had gone to Richard.

"Every time he came over, he only ever wore those two outfits, always acting meek and obedient. I actually thought he was decent. Well, that little bastard fooled both me and your father- how impressive. This isn't over."

"Mom!"

this is why you kept

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We're not letting you handle this anymore-your father and I are

options, Rebecca turned to

Alistair admit he was

reaching out to Anne, she had even contacted

he stammered and told her Alistair had

divorce, Alistair had somehow

your parents you're dating Richard. He's so outstanding-they'll adore him. Oh, Rebecca, by the way, last night I met this insanely

the latter part and sighed, "Anne, it's not that simple. My parents wouldn't approve

Richard is like a cloud in the sky! If they don't even like Richard, then what kind of man

silent-because Richard was

a mistress.

mother had driven his father's

suicide before finally marrying into the

then, but Richard's father had suppressed

family's rise

on the first

The moment her family lost power, Richard's father allowed the homewrecker to force er way in-even driving the first wife to her death. His heartless, backstabbing

refined, scholarly demeanor and fell head over heels? But after merely mentioning

times, her par his

warned her to stay

and

her to a hotel

"Rebecca, Vivienne seemed pretty into him, didn't she? How could he... Is

I

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to latch onto some rich woman and became her daughter's

to those cool, detached yet resolute

old nor ugly-on the contrary, she was stunning. So stunning

ugly. She's young." "Then she must be an actress Alistair hired. He's doing this to mess with you. If you take it seriously, you're falling right into his

Rebecca's eyes lit

up slightly.