Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 64 Old House

Caroline didn't even blink. "Oh really? What a coincidence."

Alistair gave a wry smile. He didn't push.

They passed through a neighborhood that hadn't aged well- rows of old, gray buildings lined up in irregular clumps. Even in spring, the place looked tired.

His childhood home had been sold off years ago, back when Liam

had decided to settle in New York.

That was when Alistair and his grandfather had begun renting

instead.

Liam had spun it well at the time. "I'll make it big in New York. Once I've got enough money, I'll bring you both over to live the good life."

Right. Great speech. Never happened. They'd never even spent a single night in Liam's new home.

Instead, Liam had sold Alistair, pocketed two million-and left

them behind.

Alistair let out a short, bitter laugh.

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All it took was a silver tongue and some crocodile tears, and he

fooled us both.

"Daddy, is this where you grew up?" Eloise asked, eyes wide, taking in everything around her.

Alistair nodded. "Yeah."

"That's so cool! I know even more about you now!"

A few blocks ahead, they passed a house covered in white ribbons and floral garlands, with a big sign out front reading, "Congratulations to the newlyweds!"

Alistair recognized the groom-they had gone to the same school, a troublemaker who'd started "dating" a girl in fifth grade.

His steps slowed. His gaze darted toward Caroline.

If he remembered correctly, Liam and the groom's father had once been sworn brothers.

Of course Liam would be back in town for the wedding.

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Alistair forced back the knot forming in his chest and shook his

head. "Thank you."

She raised an eyebrow, amused. "There you go again, being all

Mr. Polite."

The wedding reception was being held at a local hotel.

relatives who'd arrived late

turned toward the venue.

day off-rare for a man paid well

and used to being

insisted

car jolted

steady driver-smooth, calm,

Sudden braking didn't fit

No pedestrians. No animals darting

up straighter, scanning

he saw it a run-down old

it had belonged to a

CTCIU mouse

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he was in

the

soon after, a new family had moved in-two adults and

the child was sick, that they'd moved here from the city for

warned

he

glimpse of that child. By

York, the

noise.

by the excitement of the day, didn't notice

had gone pale. Her eyes were locked on that

out and

her.

g?"

knuckles whitened on the steering

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hook snagging a box deep in

of memory tore across her thoughts, barely formed, but sharp enough

far to fly a

was, Caroline hadn't picked the location on a whim. She'd had her

would be here

wanted Alistair to have his shot-to

Something irrational, something buried so

that her hunch was just that—a far-

instead, she found a thread. A thread

like a lifeline, or she might've p. sed out

"Carol?"

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voice pulled her

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steadying her breath. By the time she looked

her eyes, replaced by

would've recognized that look immediately. Someone was about to

glanced at him through the rearview mirror

"Just low blood sugar."

a piece of candy-

and leaned forward to hold it to her

her mouth

jolt shot through Alistair like static, catching him completely off guard. He

his pants.

the hell was

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car in park and said, "Let's get some

knew it was

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and then