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

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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 light

asked, "Alright, real talk. What

gaze

had grown up together-no blood

had always clicked in a way

would never say to Mabel, she didn't mind

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with Julian.

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"I don't know. I really don't. It's just... this feeling. Like he's the one I've been waiting for

twisted

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

I miss you, babe.....

Then again, he smirked.

take your time.

apartment, dropped his keys, and sank cross-legged onto the carpet in the

every inch of the space,

on his phone for a bit, but the more he scrolled,

take Caroline's advice and nap like a good little husband. But the truth was, he wasn't tired. He'd slept well last night and felt wide awake

this is what boredom feels like when you're

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a "kept

his eyes, he was running on fumes. Now? He'd leapt straight from survival mode into five-star luxury. And it was...

made it clear that wasn't his

dinner, she'd sat him down and told him firmly to sleep in next time! Breakfast was handled. He didn't need to lift

was the deal-he was there to keep

when he offered, she wouldn't let him do more. As if she was afraid he might

scrolled on his phone until his eyes started to sting. For a second, he thought about finding

dismissed it

He couldn't.

Meant to

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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 her age were stronger than they looked,

movie. Five minutes in, he turned it off

by total accident, he clicked into

Writer." Something clicked. He didn't question it- just followed the prompt. After downloading the companion. app and without quite realizing how it happened, Alistair

app greeted him, "and welcome to Day 1 with Wattpad." Suddenly,

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

the time his alarm went off reminding him it was time to pick up Eloise, he had nearly completed the full outline

stretched, changed clothes, and headed