Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard) novel Chapter 142

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Richard looked at Eloise, who stood with a dead–serious expression on her tiny face, and couldn’t help but chuckle.

He had a gift for smiling like a saint while cutting deep, and clearly,

he didn’t draw the line at kindergarteners.

“Honey,” he said smoothly. “There are all kinds of dads. Technically, he’s your stepdad. Do you know what a stepdad is?”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help but size her up.

She’s actually kind of cute. Which means her mom probably isn’t bad–looking either. Lucky bastard, that Alistair scored big for a

broke nobody.

Alistair smiled. “That’s true. And then there’s the kind of dad who

ditches his own kid at birth, lets someone else raise him, and then gets mad when the kid calls the other guy ‘Dad.‘ Not sure what kink that is, but hey, to each his own.”

So we’re playing the insult game now? Fine. Let’s see how long you can keep that smug face on.

Alistair wasn’t even worried. No amount of passive–aggressive

poking from Richard could shake the bond between him and

Eloise.

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She knew everything.

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She knew she wasn’t Caroline’s biological daughter. She knew Alistair wasn’t her birth father either. But in her heart, they were

her real parents, the best parents in the world.

Most kids were simple. Whoever loved them, they loved back.

Daniel was no different.

Alistair wasn’t blind or naive. He’d raised Daniel from a squishy

newborn into a full–blown troublemaker. There was no one who

knew that child better than he did.

He’d seen the way Daniel looked at him just now. Every flicker of

emotion in that little face–he caught it all.

Daniel was a brat, no question. But no kid turned into that on their own. The blame sat squarely with the adults around him. And though Alistair had been the one changing diapers and waking up at 3 AM, he’d never truly been Daniel’s parent. Just the guy hired

to keep him alive.

A glorified nanny didn’t get to discipline the heir.

Daniel and Eloise were worlds apart. But Alistair knew that if someone gave Daniel proper guidance, there was still hope. The

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kid wasn’t a lost cause yet.

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But for that, he’d need real parents. Not Rebecca, who probably didn’t know what a moral compass was. Not Richard, whose worldview could best be described as nonexistent.

At Alistair’s dig, Rebecca dropped her head in shame. Richard’s face darkened immediately. He was just thankful Daniel was too young to grasp the meaning behind Alistair’s words.

No matter how much he disliked Rebecca these days, Daniel was

still his son. That wasn’t going to change.

Wives were replaceable. Kids weren’t.

His parents had been over the moon when they heard he was

bringing Daniel home tonight.

Frustrated by his failed attempt to rile Alistair up, Richard turned to

Eloise again. “Honey,” he said with mock kindness. “What do you

think will happen when your parents have a baby of their own?”

Before he could finish, Eloise interrupted sharply, “My mommy and daddy will still love me, even if I get a baby brother or sister.

And I love them too!”

Her eyes blazed, fierce and unwavering. She looked ready to leap out of Alistair’s arms and bite.

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Richard blinked.

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The little girl had the kind of soft, delicate face that usually ran

crying into a parent’s arms if anyone so much as raised their voice. But she wasn’t crying. She wasn’t backing down.

Alistair felt a wave of pride.

She’s not just cute. She’s strong, fierce, untouchable.

But Eloise wasn’t done yet.

She turned her glare on Richard. “If you’re his daddy, then you need to treat him better. Otherwise, he’ll keep trying to steal my

daddy! My daddy is my daddy! He’s not going back to being your

son’s daddy, so tell your kid to give it up!”

Daniel froze. Maybe it was Eloise’s tone. Or maybe it was hearing

the truth out loud. Whatever the reason, Daniel burst into tears.

Eloise crossed her arms. “Oh, please, quit crying. My dad’s not yours, and you’ve already got one. You don’t get to keep both!”

Alistair was speechless.

Is today Eloise Appreciation Day? Because she’s absolutely killing

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He ruffled her hair. “She’s right. Daniel, you have a new dad now. You can’t have me too.”

Daniel watched Alistair walk away, tears still streaming down his face.

He didn’t understand everything, but at that moment, something

clicked.

It wasn’t that Alistair didn’t want him anymore. It was that he’d already been replaced. A kid can only have one dad, and now

Alistair belonged to someone else. He sniffled hard, biting back

more tears.

It’s new daddy’s fault. He’s the reason my old daddy left.

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“Mommy,” Eloise said later, sipping her juice with a serious expression, “now I know why that boy kept trying to steal my daddy. It’s because his daddy is awful. He even said mean things about my daddy right in front of me. Mommy, I think that boy’s

really sad. His mommy’s not nice. His daddy’s even worse.”

Caroline had just wrapped up work and joined them at a juice shop on the pedestrian street.

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