Chapter 71 Crazy About Each Other

If Alistair couldn't bring himself to show mercy to Liam, he certainly wouldn't spare Rebecca, the woman who had orchestrated everything and tormented him

for six years.

Caroline knew how much Alistair despised Rebecca for manipulating his life. Yet she couldn't help feeling conflicted, knowing how complicated human emotions could be. Six years of daily interaction had passed between them.

What if Alistair felt something beyond hatred for Rebecca?

When she finally confirmed that Alistair had absolutely no

lingering feelings for Rebecca, Caroline let out a quiet sigh of

relief.

"Alright," she said simply. "I'll help you."

A rush of emotion surged through Alistair's chest.

Eloise was his little angel. And Caroline-she was his guardian angel.

"Thank you-" he began with a grateful smile.

Caroline raised an eyebrow.

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"Are we being formal now?" she teased, pretending to be annoyed.

"Alistair, please remember who you are. You're Eloise's father...

and my lawful husband."

Alistair froze when he noticed the possessiveness flickering in

Caroline's eyes.

For a moment, he almost believed he was Caroline's actual husband rather than someone who had married her through an arrangement for Eloise's sake.

It has to be my imagination. How could I possibly be worthy of someone like Caroline?

Perhaps it was gratitude softening his voice as he said, "I'm going to stay up. Why don't you try to get some sleep before Eloise wakes up?"

She'd need to drive later anyway.

Alistair made a mental note to put learning to drive on his priority list. It wasn't fair that she had to do all the driving when the three of them went out together.

under his gentle gaze. "Okay,” she murmured, kicking off her slippers and curling her legs

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sofa.

brows furrowed

on the sofa? Why would anyone choose that over a

borrow your

Caroline asked softly.

his mouth working

brain.

gently on his shoulder. But that wasn't enough. She wrapped her arm around his

closer.

Anyone looking at them now would see nothing but a lovey-dovey

twenty-four years of his life. Despite being married twice before, Alistair remained emotionally inexperienced. He was still completely inexperienced when it

him.

linked arms, the intertwined fingers, and

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slept in the same bed, they had kept to opposite

contact.

puzzled him was why Caroline would act affectionately now when no one was watching. But this didn't

thrill bubbled up inside

actually

would she willingly get

life of solitude, he

him.

long before another thought crossed his mind. They'd only known each other for such a short time.

natural charm he wasn't even aware of. The

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This thought calmed him.

he reached for the blanket and gently draped it over her

for why she'd chosen to curl up on the sofa rather than sleep in a perfectly good bed, Alistair guessed she was afraid of falling into too deep a sleep and missing her

him, Alistair couldn't budge an inch. Not that he minded in the slightest.

her off the couch in an instant. Though comparing Caroline to Rebecca was practically sacrilege,

how long, Eloise finally woke up. She didn't cry or fuss, just slipped on her adorable pink kiddie slippers and shuffled

stopped dead in her tracks,

She's got her arms wrapped around Daddy's waist with her head nestled in his lap, looking completely k..ocked out. Daddy's

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door, a grin spreading across

so crazy

and making several friends, Eloise had been shocked to discover how much these other kids

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