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.

of the innocent, sheltered damsel and hide in his big,

arms.

beat cops arrived

self-appointed posse of justice warriors started eagerly

He held up a hand, motioning for quiet, then turned to Freya and

admit to something he hadn't done. "She fell entirely on her own. My wife and I were a good six feet away from

toddler! How could I just randomly trip and

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nodded vigorously and chimed

agreement.,

of them swore that they were eyewitnesses. Alistair and his wife

And their motive?

anti-fans!

caught the look Freya shot him. She

smug, triumphant glint in

out

Freya, who seemed to

spectacular nosedive

a

happen to have the

who she even was earlier today. And then, bam, here I am, meeting her in person tonight under these totally bizarre, almost surreal

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9 min loft

flashed back to Julian's cryptic, almost conspiratorial

by sheer, unbelievable coincidence,

to be the

this afternoon, he and Caroline had

malice Freya had been radiating when she first came at us... So, yeah. This whole charade? She

Leo.

for Freya, she was clearly convinced

video and post it online for the whole world

forgiving.

the peak of her popularity right now, with a massive,

up, her fans

nasty, vitriolic comment

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time.

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unhinged, extremist types who might

offline?

was actively trying to completely destroy them, to ruin

lives.

only did the onlookers completely fail to see her

were also all tut-tutting, muttering

and too forgiving.

and offered an unconcerned smile, a look that

it's our

"Officer, she is blatantly fabricating lies,

these people to launch a campaign of verbal harassment and personal attacks against us.

damage to our

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 popularity, so they assaulted

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