Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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Leo finished his interrogation of Alistair and then turned to

Caroline, his voice deadly serious. "Carol, you know your father.

He's tough. This guy might not pass muster."

Ugh, it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

But Alistair couldn't bring himself to care all that much.

The truth was, ever since he found out Caroline and her old man

weren't exactly on speaking terms, getting the seal of approval

from the richest man had dropped way down on his list of

priorities.

Caroline's expression hardened. "He's my man. I don't need anyone's damn approval."

Leo frowned, a crease forming between his brows, "Caroline, can

you just stop being so damn stubborn for once in your life?"

They were both like older brothers to her, in a way. But Julian was

never annoying like this. He always saw things from Caroline's

perspective, always had her back, always supportive.

Leo, on the other hand... Maybe it was the blood tie that made him feel so

entitled, or maybe his high-and-mighty social status had just turned him into a

bossy jerk, but every time he opened his

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mouth, it was like a condescending, "I know best" lecture.

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Doesn't he get it? Caroline isn't some naive little girl he could just push around!

Alistair wasn't about to stand by and let anyone talk down to

his wife. "My wife makes her own choices for her own life. She doesn't need anyone else telling her what to do or how to live it." For some reason, that really set Leo off. He jabbed a finger at Alistair, his face a mask of pure arrogance and contempt. "And who the hell do you think you are, calling me an outsider?" The words were barely out of his mouth before Caroline's hand flashed out and smacked him clean across the face. It happened

so fast that Alistair didn't even see it coming.

Okay, so Alistair missed the action. Not like the slap landed on his face, after all.

But Leo, incredibly, didn't see it coming either. He just stood there, stunned, after taking the hit full-on, completely poleaxed.

And why wouldn't he be? He was a chart-topping, critically

acclaimed singer-songwriter, used to people fawning over him

wherever he went. Forget getting slapped. Most people barely dared to raise their voices in his presence.

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Of course, he was stunned.

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to my husband with respect! And if there's a next time,

straw!"

left no room for doubt.

her own relatives weren't safe if they

full scorched-earth

by how

more could

charged in, I'd

When the hell does she

I'm your actual cousin, for God's sake!" Leo looked like his

ruthless.

yourself scarce and get the hell away

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clutched his chest dramatically, glaring daggers at Alistair. "What

put some kind of

sighed, a wave of weariness washing

remembered, way back when he and Caroline first got

knew some kind

unflappable, seen-it-all Mabel hadn't been able to completely mask the searching, speculative look

first met

reactions pointed to one undeniable truth. Before Alistair, Caroline had never, ever been close to another

in her tight-knit inner circle were Eloise, Mabel, and Julian. Hér social life was so incredibly sparse that

that it was her choice. She

had actively, deliberately kept most people at

to have been allowed into her exclusive world, and not just

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Alistair honestly truly had no earthly

deep down in his bones,

because of the System.

crystal clear at that point. It

them to meet. Everything

relationship,

of them. The System had nothing to

with it.

filled Alistair with an

sense of relief.

current, almost ridiculously smooth-sailing life had a lot to do with the System's behind-the-scenes help, but if Caroline's feelings for him had also

are the most sacred, special things in this world. If even those can be manipulated and messed with, then what's left to believe in,

onto?

God's name happened to your face? The concert's about to start! You can't go out there and face your fans looking like that!

assistant came rushing over, noticed Leo's

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that could curdle milk, immediately pointing an accusing finger at Alistair and

you, can you even

kidding me? You think I'm

practically wringing his hands. "But Leo,

face..."

clearly gone. "What about my face? It's

pretty boy looks, you know, hey! Don't

the exit, completely ignoring him. "You think you can just assault someone and then waltz off? You two are in some serious, deep trouble! You can expect

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quick and smooth it was almost a

down, too!

was, yet again, rendered completely

rubbing his own bruised

momentarily speechless.

kid actually gets

looked up at Alistair,