Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 51 Sleep With Mommy

"No matter how they tried to explain, Eloise stubbornly equated "sleeping in separate rooms" with "fighting and being angry."

Apparently, Zoe's parents had a huge argument yesterday over something and even mentioned divorce. Zoe had been crying all day at preschool.

Eloise, being a good friend, had spent half the day comforting her, secretly grateful that her own parents never fought.

But when Eloise heard that Zoe's parents were sleeping

in separate rooms after their fight, her heart dropped. She remembered that Alistair and Caroline slept in separate rooms too.

They have been fighting behind my back?

Worry clouded Eloise's mind as she rushed to Caroline's room the moment she got home. There was only one pillow on Caroline's bed. She darted to Alistair's room. Only one pillow there too!

Eloise froze in shock.

It hit her like a thunderbolt. Her comforting belief that her parents had a good relationship, that they loved each other and her, and would always stay together all of it crumbled to dust in an instant.

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At just five years old, Eloise could already envision the day her parents would divorce.

Mom won't leave me, but what if Dad gets kicked out by Mom and

can never come home again, just like Zoe's dad? No, I want Mom and Dad to be together forever!

The more Eloise thought about it, the more upset she became, until she finally burst into tears.

"Mom, Dad, please don't fight anymore, okay?" she sobbed, taking Alistair's and Caroline's hands and joining them together.

Alistair's heart nearly melted at the sight of Eloise's tears. "Okay, I promise you, Eloise. We won't fight anymore."

Eloise turned to Caroline. "What about Mom?"

"Mom promises to never fight with Dad again," Caroline said gently.

But Eloise wasn't satisfied. "I want you to stay together forever and ever. No divorcing!"

"Deal!" Alistair agreed without hesitation.

It was a well-intended lie, but even as he made the firm promise,

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he couldn't help feeling a twinge of guilt.

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hand,

let Alistair go, not in this lifetime.

she wanted to hold onto him so badly. She

serious.

a smile as she scampered

Caroline's room, where she placed Alistair's

His mind went completely

expectant face,

words left his mouth, Alistair

promised Eloise I'd sleep in the same bed as Caroline! Would Caroline think I was

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advantage of

Eloise staring up at him so hopefully, there was no way he could say

relieved to see her expression

to bed at her usual time, Alistair returned to his own room. Staring at his pillow-less bed, he couldn't help but laugh at the thought of his pillow now sitting on Caroline's bed, courtesy

with the choice between going

for

just finished his shower when someone knocked on

was typically their unspoken private time, when he and

mid-motion while drying his hair with a white towel. He quickly walked over and opened the door, expecting to find

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in her princess bed, stood clutching her small brown teddy bear with a quivering lip. "Daddy, you

a

to protect Eloise's young, fragile heart that longed for a complete family, he had no choice but to keep up the charade. "Your mom and I needed to shower at the same time, and there wasn't enough bathroom space, so I came

innocent Eloise bought it. "Oh, then hurry back

Alistair was speechless again.

right now, but it's

asleep, and then sneak back to his own bedroom. After all, he always woke up before her anyway. He could make sure

need to see w..n my own eyes that you're sleeping

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blown away by

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was breaking her little heart trying to get her parents

together.

face, she dragged Alistair to Caroline's door and pounded on it with her

bringing with it a

falling messily around her shoulders. Her smooth

you!" Eloise announced cheerfully. "Take him over,

Alistair stood there awkwardly.

like a forbidden zone to

week,

second