Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 75 Nighttime Crash

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Alistair wasn't that sad sack who got kicked out of the house like a

mangy mutt anymore. Now, he could fight his own battles without leaning on anyone's coattails.

Here was the thing, though. It turned out that bothering Caroline didn't annoy her at all-if anything, she seemed into it. Maybe she was stoked he finally saw her and Eloise as family?

If only we could be family forever.

He caught himself daydreaming about being family forever, then immediately felt like a gutter rat eyeing a diamond.

Caroline's out of my league.

Alistair's always known his place, and he kept telling himself not to get his hopes up.

It was crazy. With Rebecca, he couldn't care less no matter how hot she tried to act. But Caroline? One look and he was head over

heels.

Maybe it was that "No one messes with you while I'm around" line that got to him.

It was so sweet, it made him forget his place.

He shook off those thoughts and got back to reality.

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Sandra picked out an amazing watermelon-so sweet he stuffed himself. Big mistake. He woke up late at night bursting to pee.

The first night in Caroline's room, he'd already decided not to use the en-suite bathroom. It felt too personal, even though they were

sharing a bed-innocently, of course.

So he planned to use the old bathroom in his old room if he needed to. He hardly ever got up at night, but the watermelon did

him in.

In the dead quiet, he listened for a few seconds, heard Caroline's soft breathing, and then slowly sat up. He slid out of bed barefoot, grabbed his phone, and tiptoed across the soft carpet.

Caroline laid down thick rugs to keep Eloise safe -they

out of the bedroom, he stood up straight and walked normally. Using his phone flashlight,

library.

empty bookshelves. Caroline was having kids' books delivered

for them, Eloise was already a bookworm.

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even though she could barely

she

into it.

reading, making her read all

nightmare.

the window, there was a cozy sofa and a small table. Someone stuck some pretty pink flowers in a vase-the perfect

to the bathroom like the back of his hand. He took a leak, getting rid of the extra fluids that had been making him feel all squirmy. He eyed that squishy sofa-it looked like the perfect spot to crash. For a second, he seriously

the thought passed, and he headed back the

grill him for sure. And that'd be the best-case scenario. If Eloise saw he wasn't in bed with Caroline, the kid

So Alistair crept back.

doorframe to get into the room. He

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she got super cranky if you woke her

morning, though, since he'd never accidentally woken

to the dark, he could make out shapes, even if everything was blurry. He wasn't completely stumbling around

onto the bed, pulled the covers up, and was ready to

bed that he accidentally collided with her as she suddenly emerged from the darkness. She was so small and light that she let

knew, she fell right into his arms. Feeling her

stood there, stuttering like an idiot, not sure where to put his hands. "You... you

felt, even though they'd both

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she could feel the warmth

of his heartbeat. Before she knew it,

notice, she stood up straight and took half a step back. "You okay? I didn't mean

Alistair was about to ask. Caught off-guard, he just

get some sleep. It'll

inside of the bed, Caroline on

in his old room, while Caroline used the one in their bedroom. And wouldn't you know it,

like crazy-even faster than when they collided just

onto her side, burying her face