Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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"Good night, Mom and Dad. Love you!" Eloise blew kisses through the video call before heading to bed, clutching her teddy

bear.

Alistair ended the call and stretched. "Honey, to save time, how about we shower together?"

He always laid his cards on the table. With a wife as brilliant as Caroline, trying to be sneaky would only end in embarrassment --she saw through everything.

If she wasn't interested, he'd never push it. The only reason he succeeded as often as he did was because Caroline indulged him.

Caroline opened her arms. Alistair scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom.

The tub was already filled, and he'd scattered rose petals across the water. Steam rose lazily, carrying the delicate scent of flowers through the air.

Caroline wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes heavy-lidded. "I'm sleepy."

He kissed her gently. “We'll make it an early night."

They'd been up late yesterday, and Caroline had worked all day before dealing with Giselle this evening. Of course, she was

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exhausted.

After bathing her, Alistair wrapped her in a towel and carried her to bed. She rolled over and curled up in his lap, eyes closed, luxuriating in his careful attention.

He took his time drying her hair.

Even after he finished, she didn't move.

Looking down at her peaceful face, her breathing deep and even, Alistair smiled. She really was worn out.

On quiet nights like this, with the scent of roses drifting through the cozy room and his wife beside him, he knew he'd never tire

of these moments.

He carefully lifted Caroline and settled her head on the pillow, tucking her in. As he reached to turn off the lamp, she kicked off the covers, revealing her feet. Then she rolled over, wrapped her arms around his waist, and continued sleeping with her face pressed against his shoulder.

haunted him. He knew

darkness, his expression shifted from determined to cold, his

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to suffer before finding happiness. He'd tasted

He'd

to take it

His premonition proved right.

Eloise from school, the radio kept repeating

collided on the highway. Both passengers in one vehicle were critically injured and rushed to emergency care, Witnesses

expression darkened.

incident had happened too recently for conclusions, temporarily classified as

accident or murder, the Whitfields'

concern him.

that this

he was the one who hated the Whitfields most

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wanted them destroyed.

history with Rebecca wasn't public knowledge. The Whitfields, knowing

had naturally kept

some people could always

bad

the center of

invisible hands were pulling strings,

him under.

emerged about Nathaniel

allegedly had

died, it would

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doctors and nurses

too much death to be affected by the grieving families in the corridors-the tears, the anxiety, the

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doors. Only 24, she looked

down the

How are they?" Richard skidded to