Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 99 Guess Who I Just Bumped Into

"Dad, I made a new friend today. Her name is Orania Winslow.

Dad, do you know why she has this name?"

Alistair thought hard for a while and then tentatively replied, "Could it be that her

mom loves oranges?"

Eloise's eyes widened.

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With her big, doe-like eyes, the little girl resembled a cute child

who had just stepped out of a cartoon.

Alistair rubbed his smooth chin. "Did I get it wrong?"

Eloise exclaimed, opening her mouth wide in an over-the-top manner, "Dad! Do you know Orania's mom?"

Alistair let out a bewildered laugh. "I've never even met Orania. How on earth would I know her mom?"

"But Dad, you guessed it right off the bat! You're so cool! You're a hundred times, no, ten thousand times cooler than Superman!"

This shower of praise made Alistair beam from ea ear.

Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, she spoke up again, "Orania's

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mom loves oranges, so she named her Orania. But my name is Eloise... Why did Mom name me this? Dad, is there a fruit called Eloise in the world?"

Alistair, not well-versed in such matters, replied, "I don't reckon so. I've never heard of it."

Eloise wasn't buying it. "Well, then, is there any kind of food called Eloise?" Alistair pondered for a moment. "Maybe?"

Their conversation came to a halt when they passed by a churros shop.

"Dad, I wanna have a churro!"

The chauffeur-driven car smoothly pulled over to the roadside.

Alistair took Eloise's tiny hand and led her into the shop. Inside,

Eloise stood in front of the cabinet, eyeing the delicate churros, completely stumped on which one to pick.

In the cabinet, there were churros with the classic flavor. Besides that, they also found ones flavored with various fruit syrups, like strawberry, orange, cherry tomato, and banana.

After much back-and-forth, Eloise finally settled on a mixed-flavor one with strawberries, oranges, and bananas. "Dad,

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churro for himself. "Do

with Caroline for some time, Alistair was sure that Caroline was more easy-going

home was really good at her job, much more professional than he was, so there was really nothing to be

hadn't found out what Caroline

what she especially liked.

little face up, thought for a long time, and then shook

simply bought one of each

of them will

A sudden voice

to

It wasn't until the voice called out his

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who

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and then leaned in

there's a madam

she?"

Alistair could even turn around to see, Eloise lowered her voice to an even softer murmur. "She's not

second comment but caught the first one. Her expression soured instantly. "Who are you calling 'madam'? It's 'lady'! You little rascal, say it right this

for being addressed in a way that made them sound

women who weren't all that old yet couldn't stand

was one such

in front of Eloise to shield her. He fixed Anne with a

stare.

women of a similar

there was an exception. When she took an immediate dislike to someone, she'd use the

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ust bumped

she had no fondness for Anne right from the

but think that Eloise had an uncanny knack

she'd ever taken a disliking to had proven to be unpleasant and of poor

of hers was surely going

as she grew up.

sneered contemptuously, "Alistair, was it

taught

by your side for six years. A guy like you deserves to be a

Anne's words died on

in shock as she took a long, hard look at

toe.

Is this really Alistair?

the same

deep-seated prejudice against Alistair, Anne had

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why she'd once tried to flirt with

high status, and flirting with

thought if the dog was smart enough to please her, she might