Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 136 The Second Place

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Alistair looked lazily at Caleb, who was practically shaking with

rage.

He was only about an inch taller than Caleb, maybe an inch and a half at most, but to anyone watching, that inch might as well have been a mile. If Alistair stood at six feet, then Caleb looked like he barely scraped three and a half. It wasn't about height. It was his

presence.

So when Alistair looked down at him, despite the negligible difference in stature, there was an unmistakable air of superiority

in his gaze.

Caleb was furious. His chest rose and fell violently, as if he were about to pass out from sheer indignation. And yet, for all that anger, he couldn't do a thing to Alistair.

Alistair was already bored.

His time was valuable. He had no intention of wasting it on someone this beneath him.

He said impatiently, "If you went through all this trouble just to

feed me that kind of fantasy, then you've said your piece. Now get lost."

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"You-" Caleb choked, but forced himself to breathe deeply, over

and over, until he managed to rein in his temper and spit out the

real reason he'd come.

Alistair gave him a pitying look, as if genuinely wondering whether the guy had finally cracked after taking one too many hits.

He wanted Alistair to rescue Celeste.

What a joke.

Alistair had personally handed Celeste over for judgment, and now Caleb wanted him to pull her back out? What, did he think this was some kind of game?

And Caleb's reasoning nearly made Alistair laugh out loud.

He said Liam was paralyzed and needed care. That family would always take better care than' outsiders.

Alistair stared at Caleb, who truly believed he could be persuaded, and said with measured sympathy, "Caleb, you and I barely grew up under the same roof, but even from a distance, I always knew you couldn't keep up with me academically. Do you

know why?"

He chuckled. "Even with your mom pushing you nonstop, even with all the pressure and effort, you still couldn't beat me. Ever

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to destroy my life just to make you look better?

to sell me out

like he'd

hated it when people compared

than hearing it from Alistair

Caleb had spent his entire life competing with a shadow. He hadn't lived with Alistair

to his ankle.

them together

need to crush him, humiliate him. If you

existence had been designed for a single purpose, which was

no matter how many hours Caleb put into studying, no matter how many times teachers praised his work ethic, when test results came back and she saw Alistair's scores,

higher.

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beat him. Not just by

lot.

his hard work had paid off. Celeste was thrilled and even bought him those designer sneakers he'd

own.

the celebration

the math exam due to illness. And

shown up, he would've

Celeste snapped. Caleb snapped.

bed,

would just die

he died, maybe Caleb could

grind would stop.

the best they could, a

the best they could

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he got, the worse the pressure became. By

home one day, and as usual, Celeste dug through his backpack. She found his tests, which were clean, neat,

score.

Alistair was destined for the

for him? That

that's it? I'm destined to be his second place for the rest

life?

it. Celeste refused to

miracle,

golden era had

seemed to fall into place. He

he could finally