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

snapped cold silver cuffs

against his skin, glinting under the sunlight with a

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to resist, turned just in time to see Alistair glancing down

kid examining a new toy. Not a hint

intrigue.

Gordon said nothing.

was led away, his brows furrowed for a moment.

shook

hands clasped behind

later, Eloise came running up, her face flushed from

out breathlessly, glancing around

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

eyes scanning for Alistair.

studying her

had first brought her

whispered that Caroline had a shady past

but

Paige, had hinted that he should

had never believed Caroline to be

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her to be, but the pressure

The results were... interesting.

weren't mother and daughter. But

link.

meant Eloise wasn't just a random adopted child.

to the Ashbourne

whenever someone tried to stir up

bring proof. Over time, people stopped questioning

front of her now. Her

little face

and her gaze was hesitant,

she said softly, "have

dad had

her cheek with his thumb, his as

happened to your

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officially been "taken into

full scope

eyewitnesses and physical evidence proving he was behind

of Nathaniel and Cordelia.

made national headlines, and

it. After days of chasing leads and

had their breakthrough. The officers

bring closure to the victims' families and

launched into Alistair's

star witness was the cousin of the driver

that Alistair had taken advantage of the driver's unstable mental state

into killing

said he hadn't spoken out earlier

his entire family would be

all, remained calm. He stated firmly that he was

prepared to grind him down. But just

on "breaking" him, everything

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