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.

innocent, sheltered damsel and hide in his

arms.

cops arrived

could even get a word out, the self-appointed posse of justice warriors started eagerly

to split open from all the shouting. He held up a hand, motioning for quiet, then turned to

true?" Alistair wasn't about to admit to something he hadn't done.

a clumsy toddler! How could I just randomly trip and fall into a fountain for no reason?

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onlookers all nodded vigorously and chimed

agreement.,

were eyewitnesses. Alistair and his wife had

And their motive?

twisted, obsessed anti-fans! Deranged haters don't need

look Freya shot him. She

the smug, triumphant glint in

out a

why did Freya, who seemed

fine one second, suddenly take a spectacular nosedive into the fountain pool the

she's a schemer, that's

lucky for me, I happen to have the Schemer's

only learned who she even was earlier today. And then, bam, here I am, meeting her in

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9 min loft

mind instantly flashed back to Julian's cryptic, almost

unbelievable coincidence,

to be the

just this afternoon, he and Caroline

been radiating when she first came at us... So, yeah. This whole charade? She is definitely doing this

Leo.

for Freya, she was clearly convinced she

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

almost forgiving. But in reality, it was incredibly

the peak of her popularity

story blew up, her fans would absolutely crucify Alistair online.

nasty,

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time.

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were a few unhinged, extremist types who might decide to

offline?

completely destroy

lives.

the onlookers completely fail to see her

they were also all tut-tutting, muttering about how she

and too forgiving.

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

now it's

"Officer, she is

a campaign of verbal harassment and personal attacks

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. Peterson's

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