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

married today or

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her chin slowly and met

they couldn't have. Because whatever love she once felt for Richard was gone, buried beneath disappointment and something

she once adored, and all she could feel

the car door. "You'd better not

to get in, his eyes caught the sleek black Bentley parked next to

wasn't mistaken, it

hadn't Alistair been chauffeured around in a Maybach the other day

suits. High-end rides. And

Alistair some kind of

Back in school, he was dirt poor.

for years just to scrape

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Richard's mind raced.

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he was a lost son of some rich family,

the divorce?

twisted in his

does he get so

then came a

just enough to

I get it now. Alistair's being kept. He's got a sugar mama. One of those rich, wrinkled,

hit the jackpot," he muttered, dripping sarcasm. "Guess that pretty face finally paid

Rebecca opened her mouth.

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

turned to leave. But

raise her

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it, calm

Richard froze.

let out a bitter laugh, slammed the door shut, and tossed the keys

Then he walked away.

to pick them

knew-he

all his arrogance, probably

somehow, she didn't

Not even a little.

of sight, Alban dropped the formal

"So... you knew them?"

a small nod.

if that was

now. That had been her dream-marry Richard and live happily

sentence.

seen far

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through without

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rushed ahead and pulled open the car door

him with a small nod and

didn't see-couldn't see-was the woman

a nearby

pulled away, taillights flaring briefly before vanishing around the corner.

he go from being the man who bent over backward for me, to the one other people

Richard's theory about a sugar mama. That was

filthy.

debt. He wasn't a servant. He should be an heir, a real one. That was the only thing that made

then...

on me? Cooking, cleaning, raising my son like his own? Taking care of me like

Her breath caught.

Because he loved me.

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enough to accept her terms. To endure her indifference. To care for her and Daniel with quiet,

broke into a cold

was wrong. That woman at the school-she wasn't his girlfriend. She was an actress. Someone he hired to make me jealous. That

herself, the more certain she

swelled like a

the seat, eyes

in.

ready. Want me to wake you