Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

Chapter 182

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There was a reason he'd asked Gordon to keep Mabel in the city.

The system item "No Cancer" came with a time limit. If it wasn't used within a

week, it would automatically expire, and once expired, it couldn't be repurchased

for an entire year.

Alistair was confident he'd get through this crisis unscathed. But if he was

released only to find Mabel had already left town and couldn't be reached in

for nothing. He'd have then everything would have been

chance.

the cure and possibly her last

Better to ask Gordon to postpone her trip than to tell him outright that Mabel was

sick and needed him to save her.

Gordon would've taken one look and assumed he'd gone off the deep end.

Alistair understood Gordon's frustration.

He and Caroline were deeply in love, and Mabel had always held him in high

regard. Emotionally, no matter what anyone else said, they trusted him

completely.

But now the authorities had shown up with an official arrest warrant. That meant

they had what they believed was solid evidence. Gordon was terrified that

Caroline, Mabel, or even little Eloise might witness Alistair being taken away in

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handcuffs.

And truthfully, even Alistair didn't want the people he cared about to see him

like that. It wasn't about guilt. It was about preserving dignity.

But he needed Gordon to agree. He met his gaze head-on, voice steady, firm-

rarely so serious, yet deeply sincere. "Three days," he said. "Give me three days.

That's all I ask."

Gordon narrowed his eyes. "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"There are things I didn't get the chance to say tonight," Alistair replied, "and they

matter."

Gordon almost laughed. He glanced at the officers standing nearby, gave them a

polite nod, and then turned back to Alistair. "You think you're getting out in three

days?"

Alistair didn't flinch. "Of course. I'm innocent. The justice system doesn't put

innocent men behind bars."

said nothing. He turned away, refusing

and snapped cold

glinting under the

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time to see Alistair glancing down

like a kid examining a new toy. Not a hint

intrigue.

Gordon said nothing.

watched as Alistair was led away, his brows furrowed for a

chuckle, shook

clasped behind his

Eloise came running up, her face flushed

out breathlessly, glancing around

looking for. Confused, she turned her head from side to side,

eyes scanning for Alistair.

paused, studying her

had first brought her home, the

shady past and that Eloise wasn't

all, but her biological

Paige, had hinted that he should get a DNA

believed Caroline to be the

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painted her to be, but the pressure eventually got to him. He

The results were... interesting.

Eloise weren't mother and daughter. But there

link.

meant Eloise wasn't just a random adopted child. She was

to the Ashbourne

then, whenever someone tried to stir up gossip, Gordon

bring proof. Over time, people stopped questioning

of her now. Her fine hair was damp with sweat, her

The once-pristine little face

used to him, and

she said softly, "have

had to leave for

out and gently wiped her cheek with his thumb, his

happened to

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been "taken into

he finally learned the full scope of the case. Police

physical evidence proving he was

of Nathaniel and Cordelia.

headlines, and

it. After days of chasing leads and

had their breakthrough. The officers were energized,

bring closure to the

into Alistair's interrogation with renewed

of the

of

killing

he hadn't spoken out earlier because he

entire family would

it all, remained calm. He stated

grind him down.

in on "breaking"

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