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."

wisely shut up for a moment as

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

her gaze to the

Julian had grown up together-no blood relation,

of them had always clicked

she would never say to Mabel, she didn't mind

Meant

with Julian.

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

twisted

her? Where the hell is my meant-to-be? Where are you, mystery girl

I miss you, babe.....

Then again, he smirked.

time. I'm still enjoying my bachelor

dropped his keys, and sank cross-legged onto the

inch of the space,

bit, but the more

nap like a good little husband. But the truth

what boredom feels like when you're not running

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a "kept man"

on fumes. Now? He'd leapt straight from survival mode

had made it clear that

time he'd gotten up early and cooked breakfast on a whim, both Caroline and Eloise loved it-yet by dinner, she'd sat him down and told him firmly to sleep in next

food. It was the deal-he was there to keep

arrangement with unnerving precision. Even when he offered, she wouldn't let him

started to sting. For a second, he thought

dismissed

He couldn't.

Meant

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if the school called? What if she got sick? He'd been through

Five minutes in, he turned it off again. Nothing held his attention. He picked up his phone and started scrolling all

accident, he clicked

question it- just followed the prompt. After downloading the companion. app and without quite realizing how it

"and welcome to Day

He closed his eyes, and in that instant, an entire story-messy, thrilling, soaked

reminding him it was time to pick up Eloise, he had nearly completed the full outline of his debut

stretched, changed clothes,

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