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."

wisely shut up for a moment as

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

turned her gaze

up together-no blood

had always clicked in a way that made

never say to Mabel, she didn't mind

Meant

with Julian.

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second and then said softly, "I don't know. I really don't. It's just...

chest twisted

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

I miss you, babe.....

Then again, he smirked.

time.

his keys, and sank cross-legged onto

plush carpet covered every inch of the

for a bit, but the more he scrolled,

husband. But the truth was,

what boredom feels like

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being a "kept

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

clean-Caroline had made it

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

about the food. It was the deal-he was there to keep Eloise company and handle public

wouldn't

on his phone until his eyes started to sting. For a second, he thought about finding a part-time job just to

dismissed

He couldn't.

Meant to

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got sick? He'd been through this

flipped on the news and tried to start a movie. Five minutes in, he turned it off again. Nothing held his

total accident, he

read, "Become a 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 was officially a

app greeted him, "and welcome to Day 1 with Wattpad." Suddenly, he wasn't

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

alarm went off reminding him it was time to pick up Eloise, he

changed clothes, and