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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pointing right at his nose. "You will speak to my husband with respect! And if there's a next

straw!"

tone left no room for doubt. She wasn't

her own relatives weren't safe

full scorched-earth on

was floored, incredibly touched by how fiercely and

like this? Seriously, what more could a guy possibly

I'd first charged in, I'd put myself

guy. When the hell does she

I'm your actual cousin, for

cold, ruthless. "And he's

you make yourself scarce and get

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chest dramatically, glaring daggers at Alistair. "What

put some kind of spell on

just sighed, a wave

vaguely remembered, way back when he

he knew some kind of black

to completely

she first met

pointed to one undeniable truth. Before Alistair, Caroline had

people in her tight-knit inner circle were Eloise, Mabel, and Julian.

that it was her

life and had actively, deliberately kept most people

overwhelming sense of honor and privilege to have been allowed into her exclusive world, and not just

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though Alistair honestly truly

him, he knew, deep down in

because of the System.

crystal clear

for them to meet. Everything that

their entire relationship, had all

organically, all of them. The System had nothing to

with it.

filled Alistair with

sense of relief.

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

those

onto?

name happened to your face? The concert's about to start! You can't go out there and face your fans looking like that! Who did this to you? Was it

came rushing over, noticed

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shriek that could curdle milk, immediately pointing

even begin to fathom the kind of damages you'll be on the hook for?

me? You think I'm

practically wringing his

face..."

gone. "What about my face? It's

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

waltz off? You two are in some serious, deep trouble! You can expect a nasty letter from our lawyer, real soon!" He lunged forward a little too aggressively, looking like he was about to barrel right into Caroline. Alistair's

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smooth it was almost a blur, he

down, too!

was, yet again,

rubbing his own bruised face,

momentarily speechless.

actually gets some serious

up at Alistair, her eyes shining with