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The tension cracked the moment Richard came storming out after

Rebecca.

He spotted Alistair and immediately scoffed, his lips curling into a sneer, "Well, what do we have here?"

No one answered.

Rebecca's eyes were already red, but the second she saw Alistair, her expression wavered, and they brimmed with deeper hurt.

She looked devastated.

When their eyes briefly met and Alistair turned away without a word, she looked even more heartbroken.

Richard hated being ignored-by anyone. Whether it was Rebecca or Alistair, it bruised his ego all the same.

"Alistair, let's be clear here. You're divorced. You've got no reason to be here, so stop hanging around like a stray dog."

Alistair glanced at him-once, lazily, with the kind of contempt

that said more than any insult could. His eyes all but spelled out the word- pathetic.

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Richard reached for Rebecca's wrist. "Don't bother with him. Let's go."

She yanked her hand back with a glare he didn't recognize. "Get away from me." Alistair, who'd already turned to leave, paused mid-step.

Wait. What?

Weren't they supposed to be the kind of couple who couldn't keep their hands off each other, the type who fed each other dessert in public and called it romance?

If they argued at all, it should be over Richard glancing too long at a waitress- Rebecca would lose it, accuse him of betrayal, and then make him beg for forgiveness.

But this? This looked like a breakup. Like she wanted him gone for good.

Did I get this all wrong?

Then again, it didn't concern him.

"Let's go, Alban," he said quietly.

"Yes, sir. This way."

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Alistair didn't miss the sharp shift in atmosphere behind him. He

smiled.

Alban had done that on purpose.

That one word-sir-had effectively shut down the argument

behind them.

Richard blinked. "Wait-sir?"

pressed tight, her eyes locked on Alistair's retreating back. His figure was tall and elegant, his

never see

words Cordelia had whispered to

He passed every test your father and I could throw at him. Compared to the people we've met in our lifetime, Alistair stands out. If you're with him, we'll finally be able to

disappeared from view, something hollow cracked open inside

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it echoing.

Still hung up on your ex?

a thing for

like a curtain falling on a scene

sharp. "I'll ask one last time-are we getting married today

chin slowly and met his

not."

was true what they

couldn't have.

for Richard was gone, buried

once adored, and all she

snapped, yanking open the car door. "You'd better not come crying back to

eyes caught the sleek black

wasn't mistaken,

hadn't Alistair been chauffeured around in a

outside Daniel's school?

rides. And now-being

Alistair some kind of

That didn't track. Back in school, he was dirt poor.

for years just to scrape together

dollars?

Unless...

Richard's mind raced.

was a lost son of some rich family, only found

divorce?

jealousy twisted in

he

then came a new

him just

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kept.

giggle like hyenas. That's

the jackpot," he

that pretty face finally paid

Rebecca opened her mouth.

Too bad. I'm not in the mood anymore. We'll talk about the whole getting registered

turned to

raise her voice,

calm and

Richard froze.

door shut, and

Then he walked away.

crouched to pick them

she knew-he was actually

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his arrogance, probably wouldn't come

somehow, she didn't

Not even a little.

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