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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are you afraid you won't be able to

completely

excuse but now found himself stammering, “I—I'm not,

say you're a perfect gentleman?" Caroline

Alistair nodded.

self-serving it sounded, I'm really

back. "Fine, I believe you. Go get some

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 you can't break the habit right away, that's okay. I can wear an eye

was at a loss for

weren't on the same page at "

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saw him frozen in place,

"What's wrong now?"

gaze, Alistair wondered for a split second if he was

Is my mind in

by his own doubt. How could he question his principles? A man and woman who

if the bed was big and wide enough, at the end of the day, it was

grew old, let alone the fact that he and Caroline were just pretending to be

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

was basically calling him a

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he blurted out, "That's not it! I don't really care.

I've already announced to everyone that we're married.

Alistair was speechless.

a point,

went their separate ways, Caroline wouldn't

maintaining the image of a loving couple whenever they went out or were in

Alistair was still hesitating.

you really want to see Eloise crying again because she's worried about not having

words immediately filled Alistair with

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Eloise crying earlier that day,

was to give Eloise a taste of

her parents weren't getting along, leaving her constantly anxious about a potential divorce, that would defeat the whole

Caroline was willing to make sacrifices for Eloise,

sat at her vanity.

go to bed?" he asked

around, Caroline replied, "Mm-hmm.

sleep here whenever you want. No need to