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?

brow twitched.

instantly, like something had irritated

then did he shift his

she was perfectly

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nerves, no hesitation.

even flinch at

she?" Gordon asked in a

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for him to go in himself. The message was

Gordon's frown deepened.

Caroline a look and

Caroline

Caroline said quietly, already

gave a

But he is, sweetie.

indifference toward Caroline had already ruined him in Alistair's eyes.

in person, Caroline's father, and the kind of man whose presence carried weight, Alistair responded with the kind of courtesy drilled

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had made it clear. He was not

stranger.

They were

like he wanted to say something,

let go of what Caroline had almost told him-about

Mabel hadn't collapsed mid-conversation, Leo might still

or later, he would have

would be

nothing. She kept

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

out."

slow down. She kept walking as

turned red with anger. "She thinks growing up

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sentence pushed him over the edge. "She's talented,

hit a

compared to

father had always been elsewhere. Mabel had been the one to raise her. Caroline had grown

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

he'd begun to

luck? What kind of love keeps you leashed like a dog? What

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