Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO

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In her bright, sprawling office, Caroline frowned. "They want to marry my husband?"

A cold smile played at her lips.

Let them try. They'd need to be smarter than me, more beautiful than me, more everything than me. Good luck with that.

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Across town in his luxurious villa, Richard lounged on his couch, scrolling through social media comments with sadistic

amusement.

"The jawline, the elegance," he read aloud, his voice mocking. "Is that what you think too?"

His feet rested on Rebecca's shoulders as she knelt before him in a maid's uniform, the fabric deliberately arranged to expose her.

She kept her head down, silent and compliant.

Richard popped a plum into his mouth, continuing to scroll with his free hand. Each glowing comment about Alistair drew another harsh laugh from his throat.

It had been so long, and he'd almost forgotten what started his grudge against Alistair.

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Some trivial slight, probably. The details had faded, but the thorn remained, festering under his skin.

But the memory of Alistair's defiant stare-that stubborn refusal to be cowed-still made his blood boil.

In Richard's world, people like Alistair-born poor, raised poor -should stay beneath his heel forever.

Yet somehow, the bastard had married up. Way up.

When Richard discovered Alistair's wife was Caroline-CEO of Vireon

Technologies, sole heiress to the Ashbourne Group, and their age-he'd spent

three days in a rage.

He couldn't accept it.

How dare he? How dare someone so beneath me climb so high?

And now, there was a way to drag him back down.

Richard thought he could manipulate the lives and deaths of others at will. He might not be the mastermind leading the public destruction of Alistair's reputation,

a part filled him

in Rebecca's face. "Look at your ex- husband. Internet famous now. Maybe

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known so well now

tell," came his recorded voice, calm and

"Is he

Rebecca remained silent.

grabbed her hair, yanking her head back. "I asked you

I don't know," Rebecca whispered, fear bleeding into her vacant

His smile turned cruel. "You were married to him for six years. You should

she'd once

Rebecca herself, but betrayal? That

she'd betrayed h ́n, every moment he'd lowered himself-he was paying it

interest.

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He sneered.

from the start. Would've saved myself a

but she'd become useless

the Whitfield fortune, he'd have discarded her

the rest of your family's assets?" he

still in my

need to transfer it to

even think about trying anything clever, or

sure everyone sees exactly what kind

Rebecca nodded. "I understand."

Richard smirked.

could pull off

rich girl, all party

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paper bag. The threat was

to visit

who needs someone to wipe his

just... I

feet with an irritated

she hurried to the door. Pausing, she glanced down at her degrading outfit and hurried to change in the maid's quarters on the first floor that now served as

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