Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 49

Chapter 49 Family Portrait

"Alistair married someone else?"

Nathaniel had just gotten home from work when he heard the news. He froze. "Are you sure? That can't be right."

Cordelia sighed. "He told Eva himself. She said she ran into him outside the kindergarten-he was picking up a little girl. The girl

even called him Daddy. And Danny mentioned today that he saw Alistair picking her up a few days ago and telling him not to call him Daddy anymore."

Nathaniel went quiet for a while, thinking back to how cold Alistair

had been the last time he tried to reach him. That conversation

had been so final it practically sealed any chance of reconciling

with Rebecca.

Eventually, he said, "They're divorced. If he's remarried, that's his

own business."

Cordelia grew anxious. "How can you say that? If he really has

moved on, what about Rebecca? What about Danny?"

Nathaniel sank onto the couch with a tired sigh. "He was with

Rebecca for six years, and she never really saw what was good

about him. Maybe they just weren't meant to be."

Cordelia frowned. "That isn't fair. Back then, she didn't see it because she didn't have anything to compare him to-

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talk some sense into him?"

Nathaniel shook his head. "Is this really on us? It's between them.

Us pushing for something Rebecca might not even want... it won't change anything."

Cordelia fell silent.

He had a point.

They'd been clinging to the hope that Alistair might come back-

but had anyone really asked Rebecca what she wanted?

Would she really choose that other life over her own family?

Cordelia's heart sank.

As a mother, she never wanted to see her daughter caught in this

mess.

But because she was her mother, she felt compelled to help

Rebecca see Alistair for who he really was-even if it meant being the bad guy.

If Rebecca wouldn't come around, Cordelia would eventually have

take a hard

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living room with Eloise, drawing

soft scratch of pencil on paper filled the room with

spare moment, she'd grab her

would keep Eloise company. Now, however, it was Alistair by her side. The person had

now there was a little extra love

little girl with pigtails. “That's

she drew an elegant lady with long,

drew a tall, handsome man. Not that Alistair was bragging, but the kid clearly had talent-each line full of

if a bit childish.

asked, "Daddy,

pretended to think hard. "Is it me? But he looks

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got it! You're

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dramatically gasping, "You made me look so good-I

shook her head with a smile. "No way, Daddy. You're

a million

as if someone

into it.

dad to a daughter was

dinner, Caroline

was something major, she

made sure to be home for her

for her too, there

she'd be working overtime.

changed into comfy clothes and walked

"What

Eloise beamed. "Mommy, look!"

picture for a moment and then

"Looks like a

A family portrait?

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Alistair harder than

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who had always craved a

landed deep.

blinked. "What's a

put one arm around her daughter

other across Alistair's shoulder.

for a second, then quickly reminded himself- this wasn't

an arm. They'd held

crying out loud.

himself to

soft, warm

of you, Mommy, and Daddy-all

a family

we're really a family

in the picture?"

a confident nod. "That's right. The three

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