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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slowly and met his gaze

Because whatever love she

she once adored, and all she could feel now

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

get in, his eyes caught the

mistaken, it

around in a Maybach the other day outside Daniel's

suits. High-end rides. And

Is Alistair some

Back in school, he was dirt

for years just to scrape together two

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Richard's mind raced.

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he was a lost son of some rich

the divorce?

jealousy twisted in his

does he

came

that comforted him just enough

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

ex really hit the jackpot," he muttered, dripping sarcasm. "Guess

Rebecca opened her mouth.

the mood anymore. We'll talk

to

my car." She didn't raise her

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stated it, calm

Richard froze.

let out a bitter laugh, slammed the door

Then he walked away.

to pick

knew-he was actually

all his arrogance, probably wouldn't come

somehow, she

Not even a little.

they were out of sight, Alban

"So... you knew them?"

a small

sure if that was true. Technically, Rebecca

by now. That had been her dream-marry

finished his sentence. "And her...

who had seen far worse, simply

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paperwork went through without

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rushed ahead and pulled open the car

thanked him with a small nod and

the woman

a nearby

flaring briefly before vanishing around the corner.

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

theory about a sugar mama.

filthy.

father's debt. He wasn't a servant. He should be an

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

Her breath caught.

Because he loved me.

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loved her enough to accept her terms. To endure her indifference. To care for her and Daniel with quiet, loyal devotion. He must've waited every

body broke into a cold

his girlfriend. She was an actress. Someone he hired to make me jealous. That has to be

herself,

like a tidal

the seat, eyes fluttering shut, and

in.

me