Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 52 Sleeping Here Tonight

"The enclosed space, the enticing fragrance, a young man and woman in thin sleepwear, and the provocative question from the beautiful CEO, Caroline... It should have created an awkward atmosphere.

Yet somehow, with one asking in complete seriousness and the other thinking without any ulterior motives, what should have been a moment charged with tension fell completely flat.

Alistair froze, his mind drawing a blank. "What?"

Caroline stood calmly with her arms crossed, her high-quality nightwear outlining her curves as she moved. "Please answer my question, Mr. Harlow."

Alistair finally caught on, growing uncomfortable. He averted his gaze. “Uh, I'm not a meal. You obviously can't eat me."

Wrong. You are exactly the dish I want, one that suits my taste perfectly. I'd actually love to devour you whole.

But what she really wanted was the answer Alistair had just given

her.

She smiled with a hint of mischief. "Then what are you afraid of?"

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Alistair was confused again.

"If I can't eat you, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

"To go to bed, obviously."

Alistair grumbled internally. He couldn't possibly sleep here, could

he?

If he even dared to think about it, he wouldn't need to wait until tomorrow to get kicked out. He'd be packing his bags tonight.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he heard Caroline declare with finality, "You're sleeping here tonight."

Alistair was speechless. "That's not appropriate," he blurted out

without thinking.

Caroline had started to walk away, but stopped in her tracks. "Why not?"

"Because we..."

Aren't we just pretending to be married for show? We don't need to actually share a bed!!

Caroline fixed Alistair with the piercing gaze of someone in

authority, scanning him from head to toe before breaking into a

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able to control

caught Alistair completely off guard.

found

say you're a perfect

Alistair nodded.

self-serving it sounded, I'm really

back. "Fine, I believe you. Go

just received a pardon, but as he turned to leave, Caroline added, "I never stay up past midnight. Usually in bed around 10:30. What about you? Staying up too late isn't good for your health, but if

a loss for

at " Was she suggesting / should sleep here tonight? This...

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"What's wrong now?"

Alistair wondered for a split second

just sleep? Is my mind in the gutter for thinking this was

was startled by his own doubt. How could he question his principles? A man and woman who weren't a couple or married sleeping

if the bed was big and wide enough, at the

when they grew old, let alone the fact that he and Caroline were just pretending

a teasing glint in her eyes. "What's wrong? You claim to be a gentleman, but you're

calling him

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blurted out, "That's not it! I

announced to everyone that we're married. Do you really think I'm concerned about

Alistair was speechless.

a

ways, Caroline wouldn't go around clarifying that nothing had happened

whenever they went out or were in front of Eloise... Even if Caroline tried to set the record straight, no one would

Alistair was still hesitating.

commitment. Do you really want to see Eloise crying

filled

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Eloise crying earlier that day, his

to give Eloise a taste

let her believe her parents weren't getting along, leaving her constantly anxious about a

make sacrifices

the room as Caroline sat at her vanity. Alistair finally convinced himself to accept tonight's sleeping

I'll go to

around, Caroline replied, "Mm-hmm. Go

now on, just sleep here whenever you want. No need to