Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 95 Useful Pawn

Alistair put the pillow back in its proper place. After a moment's deliberation, he inched his own pillow closer to Caroline's until they were practically touching. Lost in a reverie, he could picture himself lying beside her in bed, their noses almost brushing as they stared into each other's eyes with adoration. Damn it! He felt the corners of his mouth curving up into a smil

e again, and he couldn't seem to rein it in.

Two minutes later, Alistair emerged from the bedroom with a poker face. He grabbed his keys and made for the door.

I can't just soak in the bliss of finally having a home. It's been two days already. I need to keep my cool. Business always comes first.

In the garage, apart from the car used for picking up and dropping off Eloise, there were seven or eight sleek luxury cars.

Caroline had told him that he could pick any car he liked and have the driver take him wherever he needed to go.

Nevertheless, Alistair decided against taking a luxury car. Instead, he got into an unassuming ride-hailing car.

Showing up in a flashy car would be way too showy and might throw a wrench in his plans.

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According to his initial schedule, Alistair was supposed to head back to his hometown today.

He'd planned to set off in the morning and be back before it was time to pick up Eloise. There was no way he'd miss that, no matter

what.

Two hours later, Alistair found himself standing in front of his old family home.

The mulberry tree that once yielded white mulberries was nowhere to be seen, replaced by a charming garden.

A pang of sadness hit him, but he had to admit that the yard looked far nicer than he'd recalled.

This was his first return since the house was sold.

The elderly couple who'd purchased the house used to live in the city center. After retiring, they'd decided to relocate to this suburban cottage to enjoy their

retirement. They were incredibly kind. Before Alistair's last departure, they'd even told him that if he ever yearned for home, he was welcome to come back and stay for a few days as there were spare rooms.

Alistair's arrival delighted the old folks.

On his way over, he'd stopped to pick up some fruits and gifts. It

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been proper to

for spending money, but then promptly washed the fruits and fetched some snacks to

comfortably in the yard, engaging in a lively chat with

flowed, he subtly shifted the

house in front.

straightforward answer. "When we first moved in, there were still folks living in that house. You could see the lights on both the upper and lower floors at night. But after some time, it was always pitch-black. We've got no idea when

caught

I left, the people in the front house moved out too. What

just overthinking things? Maybe Caroline

she reacted that day... It's

politely turned down the

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for him by the roadside. He handed the driver two thousand dollars and told

couple to head

the dilapidated two-story house. A sudden impulse welled

him.

really gotta go in and

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the place where that child

the family inside was small and they mainly occupied the first floor, rarely venturing to the second,

was currently empty, a rusty padlock

hadn't been a lock, it wouldn't have been

Suddenly, Alistair's eyes sharpened.

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that

was no lock on the rusty iron

his head up to look

it were the same people from back

he couldn't explain this nagging curiosity that

desperate to know who

now.

a hand landed on Alistair's

neighbor from his hometown who'd recognized

Back in the day, he'd had a stellar reputation around

neighbors had adored

meddling, the good impression he'd left on the neighbors had probably faded into the annals of

was