Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 41 Meant to Be

The window rolled halfway down. Caroline leaned over, waving lightly. "Bye,

honey. Try to get some rest when you get home. Ast long as you're up in time to pick up Eloise, you're fine."

Alistair felt like a kindergartner being tucked in for a nap by a doting adult.

"Okay," he said with a smirk. "I got it."

The car pulled away, taking Caroline with it.

As Julian waited at the next red light, a grin tugged at his mouth until he finally let out a laugh.

Caroline gave him a death glare. "What are you laughing at?"

Julian didn't even try to hide it. "I was just thinking... isn't your husband twenty- four?"

"And?" Caroline narrowed her

eves.

Julian, undeterred and clearly asking for it, grinned. "Well... he acts like he's four."

Her tone dropped about ten degrees. "Are you calling him immature?"

"No, no!" Julian quickly clarified. "He's calm, level-headed, and

Chapter 41 Meant to Be

observant-actually, I think he's a really solid guy."

Caroline arched a brow. "Glad you're not completely blind, then."

Julian, risking his life, continued, "It's just that you treat him like he's Eloise."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

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Julian held up a hand, unbothered. "Come on-you told him to go home and take a nap."

Caroline snapped, "That just means we have a strong

relationship! You should spend less time being jealous and more time trying to find someone who'll even think about marrying you."

a moment as the light

intersection and then asked, "Alright, real talk. What exactly about Alistair attracted

her gaze to the passing

together-no blood relation, but emotionally closer

and the two of them had always

to Mabel, she didn't mind

Meant

with Julian.

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don't know. I really don't. It's just... this feeling. Like he's the one

chest twisted

someone like her? Where the hell is my meant-to-be? Where are you, mystery girl who falls in love

I miss you, babe.....

Then again, he smirked.

take your time. I'm still enjoying

apartment, dropped his keys, and sank

every inch of the space,

his phone for a bit, but

But the truth was,

feels like

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"kept man" had its

had been a grind. The moment he opened his eyes, he was running on fumes. Now? He'd leapt straight from survival mode into

made it

early and cooked breakfast on a whim, both Caroline and Eloise loved it-yet by dinner, she'd sat him down

to keep Eloise

sticking to that arrangement with unnerving precision. Even when he offered, she wouldn't let him do more. As

to sting. For a second, he thought about finding

dismissed

He couldn't.

Meant to

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Eloise. What if the school called? What if she got sick? He'd been through this before-kids her age were stronger than

the news and tried to start a movie. Five minutes in, he turned it off again. Nothing held his attention. He picked up his phone and started

accident, he clicked into a

that read, "Become a Writer." Something clicked. He didn't question it- just followed the prompt. After downloading the companion.

"and welcome to Day 1 with

felt like he'd just found the game he'd been looking for. He closed his eyes, and in that instant, an entire story-messy, thrilling, soaked in

app's built-in tools. By the time his alarm went off reminding him it was time to pick up Eloise, he

clothes, and