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.

arrived late asked for the location,

turned toward the venue.

the day off-rare for a man

standard and used to being

Caroline had insisted on driving

jolted to

a steady driver-smooth,

Sudden braking didn't fit her

was clear. No

straighter, scanning the

it a run-down

it had belonged to a

CTCIU mouse

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when he was in junior

had sold the place

family had moved in-two adults and a child. But

swirled. People whispered the child was sick, that they'd moved here from the city

had been warned to stay

he needed the

glimpse of that child. By

York, the house had become

noise.

excitement of the day, didn't notice the sudden change

Her

had reached out

and leaned toward her. "What is it?

g?"

on

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before her struck a nerve, like a hook snagging a box deep in her mind-one

thoughts, barely formed, but sharp enough to

had wondered earlier-why drive so far to fly a kite when

was, Caroline hadn't picked the location on a whim.

Liam would be here

have his shot-to confront

own suspicion. Something irrational, something buried so deep she hadn't dared name

nothing, that her hunch was just that—a

thread. A thread she

wheel like a lifeline, or she

"Carol?"

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voice pulled her

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the time

her eyes, replaced by something cold. Not

who truly knew Caroline would've recognized that look immediately. Someone

through the rearview mirror and

"Just low blood sugar."

into his pocket and pulled out a piece of candy- something

wrapper and leaned

and opened her mouth to take it. Her

Alistair like static, catching him completely off guard.

his pants.

hell

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put the car in park and said,

it was just

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out first and then lifted