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

caught Alistair completely off guard.

excuse but now found himself

want to say you're a perfect gentleman?"

Alistair nodded.

I'm really

I believe you. Go

like he'd 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 you

at a loss for

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Caroline saw him frozen in place, she asked with

"What's wrong now?"

crystal-clear, innocent gaze, Alistair wondered for

my mind in the gutter for thinking this was inappropriate? No,

his principles? A man and woman who weren't a couple or married

big and wide enough, at

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

glint in her eyes. "What's wrong? You claim to

was basically calling him a

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went blank and he blurted out, "That's not it!

that we're married.

Alistair was speechless.

had a point, didn't

they eventually went their separate ways, Caroline wouldn't go around clarifying that nothing

under the same roof day and night, maintaining the image of a loving couple whenever they went out or were in front of Eloise... Even if Caroline tried to set

Alistair was still hesitating.

some professional commitment. Do you really want to see Eloise crying again because she's worried about not having

words immediately filled Alistair with

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saw Eloise crying earlier that day, his heart had

was to give Eloise a taste of what a normal home

along, leaving her constantly anxious about a

if Caroline was willing to make sacrifices for Eloise,

filled the room as Caroline sat at her vanity. Alistair finally convinced himself to accept tonight's sleeping arrangements, though he still felt incredibly

go to bed?" he asked

around, Caroline replied,

whenever you want. No need to