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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the other hand, had no trouble

go, not in this lifetime. But

to hold onto him

serious.

to a smile as she

to Caroline's room, where she placed

speechless. His mind went

expectant face, he managed a doting smile.

moment the words left his mouth, Alistair

sleep in the same bed as Caroline! Would Caroline

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advantage of

up at him so hopefully, there

relieved to see her expression hadn't changed. Maybe he was

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

with the choice between going to Caroline's room

just making do for the night, he quickly chose

his shower when someone knocked

was typically their unspoken private time, when he and Caroline

while drying his hair with a white towel. He quickly walked over and opened

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

was at a loss for

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

"Oh, then hurry

Alistair was speechless again.

now, but it's getting late, Eloise. Let me take you

asleep, and then sneak back to his own bedroom. After all, he always woke up before her anyway. He could make sure she never saw which bedroom he

her eyes suspiciously. "No way! I need to see w..n my own eyes that you're sleeping

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her little heart trying to

together.

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

with it

from the shower, Caroline wore pajamas with her damp hair falling messily around her shoulders. Her

Dad back to you!" Eloise announced cheerfully. "Take him

Alistair stood there awkwardly.

had been like a

for a week, he'd never set

froze for a second before