Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 41

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."

up for a moment as the

eased into the intersection and then asked, "Alright, real

her gaze

Julian had grown up together-no blood relation, but emotionally closer than most

years older, and the two of them had always clicked in a way

would never say to Mabel, she didn't mind

Meant

with Julian.

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It's just... this feeling. Like he's the

chest twisted

be the one for someone like her? Where the hell is my meant-to-be? Where are you,

I miss you, babe.....

Then again, he smirked.

thought, take your time. I'm still

his keys, and sank cross-legged onto the

every inch of the space,

a bit, but the more he

But the truth was, he wasn't tired. He'd slept well

like

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a "kept man" had its

he was running on fumes. Now? He'd leapt straight from survival mode into

had made

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

It was the deal-he was there to keep Eloise company and

she wouldn't let him do more. As if she was afraid he might burn himself

to sting. For a second,

dismissed

He couldn't.

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was responsible for Eloise. What if the school called? What if she got sick? He'd been through this before-kids

he turned it off again. Nothing held his attention. He picked

accident, he clicked into a fiction

question it- just followed the prompt. After

the app greeted him, "and welcome to Day

just found the game he'd been looking for. He closed his eyes, and in

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

changed clothes, and

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