Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 148 Pure Malice

Alistair grinned down at Caroline, whom he held protectively in his

arms. “You know what they say, art imitates life, right? This little soap opera

tonight is way more entertaining than anything you'd pay good money to see in a theater."

Caroline leaned into him. "Totally. Though, gotta say, the lead

actress seems a few clowns short of a circus."

They weren't whispering. Their voices carried just enough for

everyone within earshot to catch every word.

At that, Freya's quiet sniffles escalated into full-blown, dramatic

sobs. She stood there, a sodden, shivering mess, a kind

stranger's oversized jacket draped over her delicate frame, which trembled pathetically. She looked like a fragile white flower being mercilessly battered by a raging storm, the absolute picture of pitiable vulnerability.

Instantly, some guy puffed out his chest, clearly appointing himself the champion of justice. "Hey, you two, knock it off! That's way out of line! The cops are on their way, you know. My advice? Confess now, and maybe they'll go easy on you. Keep acting like this, and you'll be doing some serious hard time, making license

plates!"

Alistair actually chuckled, his words dripping with a not-so-subtle

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double meaning. "Making license plates, huh? Sounds like it could be very interesting. Right, Freya?"

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Freya sniffled again. "I don't believe we've ever met before, have we? I honestly don't know why you're targeting me like this, but I really don't want to see you two throw your lives away and go down the wrong path. So, how about this? If you just apologize to me, right here, in front of everyone, and admit that you were wrong, I'll put in a good word for you with the police officers. Maybe they'll cut you some slack, give you a lighter sentence."

Alistair let out a short, sharp scoff. "Oh, no need for that. Say whatever you want to them. But just remember. Adults have to take responsibility for the things they say."

"The hell with this! That's it. I can't take any more of this crap! You're actually gonna threaten her, right here, in front of all of us?"

“This is outrageous! These are the kinds of scumbags who are ruining our society! They need to be taught a serious lesson, punished to the full extent of the law!"

The crowd erupted, everyone chiming in, a chorus of condemnation aimed squarely at Alistair and Caroline.

But surrounded by a ring of hostile faces, Caroline just snuggled deeper into Alistair's embrace, looking completely unfazed. She even playfully started tracing a little heart shape on his chest with

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her forefinger.

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This little kerfuffle? Pfft. My husband can totally handle this on his

own.

part of the innocent, sheltered damsel and hide in

arms.

beat cops

out, the self-appointed posse

about to split open from all the shouting. He held up a hand, motioning for quiet, then turned to Freya and asked her to describe what

she said true?" Alistair wasn't about to admit to something he hadn't done. "She fell entirely on her own. My wife and I were a good six feet away from

I just randomly

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nodded vigorously

agreement.,

of them swore that they were eyewitnesses. Alistair

And their motive?

twisted, obsessed anti-fans!

look Freya shot him. She wasn't even

triumphant glint

out a small, dismissive

though, why did Freya,

suddenly take a spectacular nosedive into the fountain

a schemer,

for me, I happen

here's the really weird part. I have absolutely no beef with Freya. I literally only learned who she even was earlier today. And then, bam, here I am, meeting her in

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almost conspiratorial comment at lunchtime. "She has

sheer, unbelievable

be the

just this afternoon, he and Caroline had

Freya had been radiating when she first came at us... So, yeah. This

Leo.

people to volunteer as witnesses for Freya, she

and Caroline to record a groveling apology video and post it online for the whole world to

demand might have sounded magnanimous, almost forgiving. But in reality,

of her popularity right now, with a

blew up, her fans would absolutely crucify Alistair

shreds, one nasty, vitriolic comment at

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time.

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if there were a few unhinged, extremist types who might decide

offline?

was actively trying to completely destroy them,

lives.

onlookers completely fail to

were also all tut-tutting, muttering about

and too forgiving.

and offered an unconcerned smile, a look that clearly said, "You

now it's our

throat. "Officer, she is

people to launch a campaign of verbal harassment and personal attacks against us. This entire incident has

to our

from the crowd immediately started sputtering, "That's a load of absolute crap! The unmitigated gall of this guy! Officer, don't you listen to a word he says! They were clearly just jealous of Ms.

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