Chapter 65 Recognized After All These Years

Alistair turned to Caroline. "I need to step out for a bit."

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Caroline raised a brow. "You're not about to throw punches, are

you?"

He smirked. "What, you think he could take me?"

If playing the villain meant standing up to his monstrous father, so

be it.

She chuckled. "Just don't forget-he might bring backup."

Alistair rose. "Let him."

Eloise looked up, eyes wide. "Mommy, is Daddy going to fight someone? I wanna help!"

She puffed up like a little soldier, tiny fists clenched, trying her best to look fierce even as she trembled slightly. Alistair couldn't help but chuckle. He bent down and ruffled her hair.

"Daddy's a peaceful man, remember? I'm just going to say hi someone I used to know."

That seemed to satisfy her. She grinned. "Okay. Come back

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soon!"

Once he left, Caroline took Eloise-already yawning-over to one

of Chicago's nicer hotels to nap.

She wasn't worried about Alistair.

She'd made arrangements. Someone was watching from

the shadows, ready to intervene the moment anything went

sideways.

As they stepped outside, Alistair glanced back and gave them a bright, toothy grin.

The sun blazed overhead, and for a moment, his smile overlapped with a memory buried deep in Caroline's past-of a boy she'd once seen, long ago.

That same warmth. That same light. Twelve years, and she finally understood why

he had always felt so familiar. Why she couldn't seem to let him go.

They had met before.

Or rather... she had seen him before. Known him, silently, from a

distance.

blinked, her heart stuttering in her

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forced a smile back and then turned, carrying Eloise

the street toward the wedding

enough now to hear Celeste's voice, high and polished

me and Liam crazy. Ever since his divorce, I've been losing sleep over him. If you know

what kind of girl

Once she married Liam, Caleb took his

Alistair... sure, he's not ideal. But he's still our child. It's not easy, watching him struggle. I mean, realistically, he's not

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"Actually... there's this girl. She's thirty, divorced, and her family's been trying to marry her off for years. They're even offering a million dollars

tapped her temple. "She's

sometimes girls like that are easier to get along with, right? Maybe you could reach out, just in case. If it's meant

out a

was his stepmother,

the surface, poison underneath. She'd just managed to trash his entire worth as a

for the offer," he said, voice smooth and cold, "but I think fate might

All eyes turned to him.

staring.

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soon!"

Caroline took Eloise-already yawning-over

nicer

wasn't worried

arrangements. Someone was watching

shadows, ready to intervene

sideways.

back and gave them a

grin.

sun blazed overhead, and for a moment, his smile overlapped with a memory buried deep in Caroline's past-of a boy she'd once seen, long

Twelve years, and she

so familiar. Why she couldn't

They had met before.

rather... she had seen him before. Known him,

distance.

blinked, her heart stuttering in her

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Don't lose control now.

smile back and then turned,

crossed the street toward the

was close enough now to hear Celeste's voice,

polished as ever.

since his divorce, I've been losing sleep over

age, what kind of girl would go

Once she married

Alistair... sure, he's not ideal. But he's still our child. It's not easy, watching

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