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."

turned away, refusing

officers moved in and snapped cold

felt icy against his skin, glinting under the sunlight with

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in time to see Alistair

a new toy. Not a hint of

intrigue.

Gordon said nothing.

watched as Alistair was led away, his brows furrowed for

a quiet chuckle, shook his head, and turned to leave

clasped behind

later, Eloise came running up, her face flushed

out breathlessly, glancing around behind

Confused, she turned her head from side to

eyes scanning for Alistair.

paused, studying

Caroline had first brought her home, the rumors

Caroline had a shady past and that

all, but

his own sister, Paige, had hinted that he

believed Caroline to be

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

The results were... interesting.

Eloise weren't mother and daughter. But there was a faint

link.

Eloise wasn't just a random adopted child. She

to the Ashbourne

since then, whenever someone tried to stir up

to bring proof. Over time, people stopped

knelt in front of her now. Her

face was smudged and

used to him, and her gaze was hesitant,

she said softly, "have

dad had to leave for

reached out and gently wiped her cheek with his thumb, his

happened to your

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officially been

the station, he finally learned the full scope of the case. Police claimed

evidence proving

of Nathaniel and Cordelia.

headlines, and the department had formed

tackle it. After days of chasing leads and

they finally had their breakthrough. The officers were

closure to the victims' families and

launched into Alistair's interrogation with

witness was the cousin of the driver

taken advantage of the driver's

him into killing

spoken out earlier because

entire family would

all, remained calm. He

task force was prepared to grind him down.

on "breaking" him,

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