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."

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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."

last one he kept

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slowly along the lakeside trail, stopping occasionally to take in

away the lingering edge of Alistair's earlier frustration,

observing him. When she noticed that his mood had finally leveled

something caught

head just in time to see someone

billboard.

brows knit in quiet

never imagined she'd find herself

board

person she was

someone had asked her why, she wouldn't have known how

signage, she watched the little family

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the breeze. The more

silence in her chest grew, pressing against her ribs with a slow, gnawing

encounter could still be rationalized-maybe Alistair had staged

choosing Richard, maybe he'd hired someone to play house with him in

no way of

hard on her lower

someone else's husband now?

of indignation

how long? How could he move on

fast?

time, she didn't step forward to confront

even try.

of a single reason that would

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divorced. Papers signed, names crossed out, done. The bridge had

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

she came home.

waited-was more comforting than the empty space she stood in now.

all. I'm not used

the silence closing in until she couldn't tell whether it was sadness

when the

her immediately-slumped in the center

in her hands,

A

soaked stray cat curled against

out a

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Of course.

him to come back like she usually did,

to