Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 174 Better With Age

Gordon watched Alistair's interview on his laptop, his jaw tightening.

"Time will tell?" he snorted, snapping the laptop shut and massaging his temples.

He hadn't officially welcomed Alistair into the family yet, though it was becoming painfully clear his approval didn't matter. His daughter wanted this man, and what Caroline wanted, Caroline

got.

The media had been hounding Alistair for weeks about his connection to the Whitfield deaths and the effect on the Ashbourne Group, but he had shut them down at every turn.

Alistair went about his business as if the scandal didn't exist, as if he had no connection to the Ashbourne family.

Gordon drummed his fingers on his desk. "Tell me something," he said to his assistant. "Do you think he's actually innocent? Or is he just cocky because he thinks we've got his back?"

His assistant considered carefully. "Looking at it objectively? I'd say he's innocent."

"Really?" Gordon leaned back in his chair, intrigued. "Because he plays it cool? Or maybe he's just a good actor? Any man who caught my daughter's eye has to be exceptional at something."

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He practically spat the last word.

"No, sir. That's not my reasoning."

"Then what is that?"

"He hasn't secured your approval yet."

Gordon mulled that over.

Huh. Good point.

Having Caroline in his corner was one thing. Sure, his daughter was a prodigy- brilliant, wealthy beyond her years-but compared to Gordon? She was still playing in the minor leagues.

Not that he was proud of outranking his own daughter. He had decades on her, mountains of experience. It would be pathetic if he weren't more powerful.

But Gordon knew better. Apart from cleaning up her grandfather's mess, Caroline had built Vireon Technologies from scratch. No help from the Ashbourne Group. All

point stood: if Gordon decided to destroy Alistair, Caroline's protection would mean nothing. He cod

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smart. So was

guarded him like a lioness with her

conclusion:

But by whom?

into place. On the surface, someone was gunning for Alistair and Vireon Technologies. But what if the

dodging bullets, and navigating

of years of smooth sailing had made

instincts were screaming that something was very wrong, and

dismissing his daughter as a hopeless romantic and start trusting her

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why do all the other parents keep staring

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been noticing it for days now. Everywhere her father went, heads turned and

stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Must be

been handsome. They

gotten even

went wide with

scooped her up and

walking down the street, he was usually just another attractive stranger. But the kindergarten pickup

Eloise's identity. It had been

had dropped Eloise off together

him, but Caroline? Different s、

afford this kindergarten weren't exactly working-class.

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Ashbourne heiress.

Worse, he worried

his "polite" responses would go out the