Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 165

Chapter 165 Like a Stranger

Mabel needed time to recover. Once they calmed her down, Alistair and Caroline got ready to leave.

Before they stepped out, Mabel reminded them softly, "Tell little Eloise I've just been busy lately and won't be home. If she misses Nugget, take her to visit."

"Got it," Alistair replied.

His hand was just on the doorknob when someone pushed the door open from the outside.

A tall man in a dark suit entered. His features were sharp, his expression stern, and he carried a natural aura of command.

In person, Gordon was even more intimidating than the photos online.

Alistair had imagined what their first meeting might be like, but he'd never expected it to happen in a hospital.

Their eyes met. Gordon's gaze landed squarely on Alistair's face.

The tension in the air was immediate, but only for Alistair.

What am I supposed to call him?

The question paralyzed him.

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Leo's offhand comment came back to him like a ghost. "Uncle Gordon's strict. He's never going to approve of you."

Why is that echoing now?

It looped in his head, relentless.

He and Caroline were legally married. Everyone around her had accepted him. Mabel had even offered her support.

Caroline herself had said her choices were hers alone and no one

else got a say.

Still, standing in front of her father, Alistair felt obligated to show some respect. It would've been rude not to.

But how exactly should he address him?

Calling him too intimately didn't feel right.

Who am I kidding? There's no way he likes me. So... sir?

could decide, Gordon's brow twitched. Barely noticeable, but

almost instantly, like something

did he shift his

was perfectly composed. There were

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nerves, no hesitation.

didn't even flinch at Gordon's

she?" Gordon asked in a low,

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clear path for him to go in himself. The message was obvious-just go see

Gordon's frown deepened.

gave Caroline a look

Caroline out,

dad," Caroline said quietly, already

a

But he is, sweetie.

had already ruined him in Alistair's eyes. There was

whose presence carried weight, Alistair responded with the kind of courtesy drilled into him growing up. It wasn't respect. Just a

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had made it clear. He was not her dad, just

stranger.

and Leo hadn't left. They

say something, but

of what Caroline had almost

Mabel hadn't collapsed mid-conversation, Leo might still be grieving that truth

sooner or later, he would have to

be

nothing. She kept

passed Paige, she said, "Don't leave yet. Wait for your

out."

She kept walking as

with anger. "She thinks

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intention of speaking, until Paige's next sentence pushed him over the edge. "She's talented, sure. But without a mother to raise her... manners were never

words hit a

to Caroline, he'd

had always been

respected scholar, and a father who was warm and open. He used to think he was

lately he'd begun to

of love keeps you leashed like a dog? What

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