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,

knowing he played a part filled him with

in Rebecca's face. "Look at your ex- husband. Internet famous now. Maybe he should quit business for Hollywood- might actually

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in the video. Those features she'd once known so well now seemed to belong to a stranger

tell," came his recorded voice, calm and

think?" Richard asked. "Is he bluffing, or has

Rebecca remained silent.

yanking her head back. "I asked you a question. You forget how to

whispered, fear bleeding

"You were married to him for six years. You should know

forgotten that she'd once chosen Alistair

didn't particularly care about Rebecca herself,

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

interest.

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He sneered.

used those photos from the start. Would've saved myself

did whatever he commanded, but she'd

not for the Whitfield fortune, he'd have discarded her

over the rest

still in my parents' names,"

carefully. "I need to transfer it to myself

the hell up. And don't even think about trying anything clever, or

what kind of slut you

Rebecca nodded. "I understand."

Richard smirked.

could pull

type-spoiled rich girl, all party

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couldn't scheme her way out of a paper bag. The threat was

"I'd like to visit my

vegetable who needs someone

"I just... I want to

irritated

her degrading outfit and hurried to change in the maid's quarters on the first floor that now served as her bedroom. In decent clothes,

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