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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lakeside trail, stopping occasionally to take in the view-just like any other ordinary

soft spring breeze brushed past, lifting away the lingering edge of Alistair's earlier frustration, which

been quietly observing him. When she noticed that

something caught

her head just in time to

billboard.

brows knit in quiet

she'd find herself doing something

board like

person she was following...

her why, she wouldn't

watched the little family

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breeze. The more distant they became, the

in her chest grew, pressing against her ribs with a slow, gnawing ache. She finally

could still be rationalized-maybe Alistair had staged

he'd hired someone to play house with him in public-then what about this? This couldn't

way of knowing she'd be

down hard

else's husband now? Someone else's daughter calls him

of indignation rose in

for how long? How could he move on

fast?

this time, she didn't step

even try.

she couldn't think of a

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Papers signed, names crossed out, done. The bridge had been burned; they were strangers

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 the living room no matter how

she came home.

was only following orders, 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 air around her, thick and unspoken. But Rebecca didn't

all. I'm

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

didn't even notice when

and saw her immediately-slumped in the

in

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let out a

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Of course.

begged him to come back like she usually did, but

to