Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 61 A Frantic Rebecca

Anne followed her gaze with curiosity.

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Rebecca pressed her lips together, heart thundering in her chest.

She had almost forgotten-the first time she met Richard, her heart had raced just like this.

But this time, she was certain.

It was Alistair.

Anne gave a scoff. "Wearing clothes like that? No way that's the

broke loser-"

"Anne!" Rebecca snapped, louder than intended.

Anne flinched. "What?!" she said, eyes wide.

Rebecca blinked, suddenly aware she'd overreacted.

She had no idea why Anne's words had hit her like a slap-all she knew was that they sounded vulgar, almost offensive, like they didn't belong in the same air she was breathing.

"You've already found your ideal match," Rebecca said, voice taut. "So maybe watch your words. It's unbecoming."

Chapter 61 A Frantic Rebecca

Anne rolled her eyes. "All right, all right. I'll be more... refined."

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Only after the man had disappeared down the corridor did Anne fully process what had just happened.

A strange realization flickered in her eyes.

Had Rebecca just defended Alistair... because she'd called him

broke?

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When Alistair rejoined them after a brief detour, he had three warm churros in hand, each wrapped neatly in wax paper.

Whenever they had the time, the three of them liked to go for walks like this, just to enjoy the breeze and the quiet.

He handed the first churro to Eloise, who took it with both hands.

"Thank you, Daddy," she said sweetly.

The second was offered to Caroline, who accepted it with a smile. "Thanks, honey."

one he kept for

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strolled slowly along the lakeside trail, stopping occasionally to take in the view-just like

brushed past, lifting away the lingering edge of Alistair's earlier frustration, which had come on the heels of

noticed that his mood

caught

head just in time to see someone dart

billboard.

knit

imagined she'd find herself doing

ad board like some disturbed

the person she was following... was

her why, she wouldn't have known how

signage, she watched the little family walking farther and farther away.

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The more distant they

in her chest grew, pressing against her ribs

encounter could still

someone to play house with him in public-then

way of

hard on her

someone else's husband now?

indignation rose

for how long? How could he move on

fast?

didn't step forward to

even try.

a single reason

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divorced. Papers signed, names crossed out, done.

like a ghost, walked into her condo, and was struck by how still everything was. The silence stretched across every surface like dust. For a brief moment, she remembered how Alistair used to wait for her in

she came home.

the fact that someone had been there had waited-was more comforting than the empty space she stood in now. Something bitter began to spread through the

loneliness. That's all. I'm not used to being alone

to the floor and covered her face with both hands, the silence closing

when the front

saw her immediately-slumped

buried in

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soaked stray cat curled against

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Of course.

him to come back like she usually did, but

had to