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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00

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

own.

play the part of the innocent,

arms.

local beat cops

a word out, the self-appointed posse of justice warriors started eagerly pointing fingers at Alistair

was about to split open from all the shouting. He held up a hand, motioning for

the officer turned to Alistair. "Well? Is 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 her at the time. It had absolutely nothing to do

all worked up. "I'm not a clumsy toddler! How could I just randomly trip and fall into a fountain

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all nodded vigorously and chimed in

agreement.,

were eyewitnesses. Alistair and his wife had

And their motive?

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

caught the look Freya shot him. She wasn't

hide the smug, triumphant glint in

out a

though, why did Freya, who seemed

second, suddenly take a spectacular nosedive into the fountain pool

because she's a schemer,

lucky for me, I happen to have the

was earlier today. And then, bam, here I am, meeting her in

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9 min loft

cryptic, almost conspiratorial comment at lunchtime. "She

just by sheer, unbelievable coincidence,

to be

just this afternoon, he and Caroline had metaphorically mopped the floor with

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

Leo.

Freya, she was clearly convinced she had this whole situation

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

almost forgiving. But in reality, it was incredibly

her popularity right now, with a

up, her fans

to shreds, one nasty, vitriolic comment

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time.

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unhinged, extremist types who might

offline?

actively trying to completely destroy them, to ruin

lives.

onlookers completely fail to see her

were also all tut-tutting, muttering about how she

and too forgiving.

just shrugged and offered an unconcerned smile, a look

now it's

is blatantly

harassment and personal attacks against us. This entire

damage to our

her mouth. Someone 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

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