Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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The tension cracked the moment Richard came storming out

after Rebecca.

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He spotted Alistair and immediately scoffed, his lips curling into a sneer, "Well, what do we have here?"

No one answered.

Rebecca's eyes were already red, but the second she saw Alistair, her expression wavered, and they brimmed with deeper hurt.

She looked devastated.

When their eyes briefly met and Alistair turned away without a word, she looked even more heartbroken.

Richard hated being ignored-by anyone. Whether it was Rebecca or Alistair, it bruised his ego all the same.

"Alistair, let's be clear here. You're divorced. You've got no reason to be here, so stop hanging around like a stray dog."

Alistair glanced at him-once, lazily, with the kind of contempt. that said more than

any insult could. His eyes all but spelled out. the word-pathetic.

Richard reached for Rebecca's wrist. "Don't bother with him. Let's go." Chapter 39 Master

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She yanked her hand back with a glare he didn't recognize. "Get away from me." Alistair, who'd already turned to leave, paused mid-step.

Wait. What?

Weren't they supposed to be the kind of couple who couldn't keep their hands off each other, the type who fed each other dessert in public and called it romance?

If they argued at all, it should be over Richard glancing too long. at a waitress- Rebecca would lose it, accuse him of betrayal, and then make him beg for forgiveness.

But this? This looked like a breakup. Like she wanted him gone for good.

Did I get this all wrong?

Then again, it didn't concern him.

"Let's go, Alban," he said quietly.

"Yes, sir. This way."

Alistair didn't miss the sharp shift in atmosphere behind him. He smiled.

Alban had done that on purpose.

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That one word-sir-had effectively shut down the argument behind them.

Richard blinked. "Wait-sir?"

Rebecca said nothing. Her lips were pressed tight, her eyes.

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locked on Alistair's retreating back. His figure was tall and elegant, his stride steady, his whole presence... unfamiliar in the worst way.

How did I never see it before?

The words Cordelia had whispered to her came rushing back.

"No parent wants to see their child suffer. Rebecca, if you ever come to your senses-if you want to reconcile with Alistair-we won't stand in your way. He's proven himself. He passed every test your father and I could throw at him. Compared to the people we've met in our lifetime, Alistair stands out. If you're with him, we'll finally be able to stop worrying."

As Alistair disappeared from view, something hollow cracked open inside her. Like someone had scooped out her chest and left it echoing.

Richard snorted, "What now? Still hung up on your ex? You always had a thing for him, didn't you?"

Rebecca didn't answer. Her lashes fluttered down like a curtain falling on a scene she didn't want to watch.

He stepped closer, tone sharp. "I'll ask one last time-are we

Ster

today or

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and met his gaze head-on. "No, we're

whatever love

adored, and all she could

Richard snapped, yanking open the car door. "You'd better not come crying back to me when you

he turned to get in, his eyes caught the sleek black

he wasn't mistaken,

around in a

suits. High-end rides.

some kind of

didn't track. Back in school, he was dirt poor. If

just to scrape together

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Richard's mind raced.

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son

the divorce?

twisted in his

does he get so

then came a new

comforted him just enough

kept. He's got a sugar mama. One of those rich, wrinkled, perfume-drenched women who

really hit the jackpot," he muttered, dripping

Rebecca opened her mouth.

her off, smirking. "Changed your mind? Too bad. I'm not in the mood anymore. We'll talk about the whole

turned to

She didn't raise her voice,

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stated it, calm and

Richard froze.

door shut, and tossed the keys

Then he walked away.

crouched to pick them

she knew-he was actually

with all his arrogance, probably wouldn't

she

Not even a little.

of sight,

"So... you knew them?"

gave a small nod.

was true. Technically,

by now. That had been her dream-marry

his sentence. "And

who had seen far

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through without a

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rushed ahead and pulled

a small nod

see-couldn't see-was the woman sitting motionless in the

a nearby

pulled away, taillights flaring briefly

man who bent over backward for me, to the one other people call

about a sugar mama. That was

filthy.

wasn't some nobody paying off his father's debt. He wasn't a servant. He should be an heir, a real one. That

then...

would someone like that waste six years waiting on me? Cooking, cleaning, raising my son like his own? Taking care of me like I was his

Her breath caught.

Because he loved me.

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for her and Daniel with quiet, loyal devotion. He must've waited every day for her to turn

body broke into a

at the school-she wasn't his girlfriend. She was an actress. Someone he hired

convinced herself, the more certain

swelled like

seat, eyes fluttering shut, and the memories

in.

Want me to wake you up