Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO

Back in the country,

Arwen's lips curled up in a faint smile when she heard Aiden dismissing the meeting so decisively. She hadn't expected him to be so excited for a simple call.

Here after receiving Emyr's call earlier, she was racking her brain out to find a way to help them. But she never knew that it would be as easy as just making a call.

Although Aiden hadn't confessed his fears, Arwen could still feel it in his pattern of breathing. He was scared … scared that if she hung up the call, later she would rethink about it and might decide against calling him.

But what amused her more was —

If he was so terrified of her misunderstanding him, why did he even say all that last night? At worst, men usually choose to lie to save face. But not Aiden. He was ready to let her misunderstand him, for Heaven knows what reason.

"You were saying something?" Aiden voice pulled her out of her thoughts as he took his seat behind his desk.

"Mh-hm~" Arwen hummed, then asked, "Did you return to your office?"

His breathing was steady, but Arwen sensed the subtle pause in his movement. She could tell —he had just sat down.

"Yes, I just returned," Aiden confirmed.

"Great! I actually had something to discuss with you," she said, and the soft click of keys came through her end. "Check your mail —I have sent you something."

Aiden moved his fingers to open his inbox. Within seconds, he spotted the mail from Davies International with an attachment.

He clicked it open only to find an official invitation for the company's annual event.

"This …?"

"The date has been fixed," Arwen explained. "It will be held next week, four days from now. So, I wanted to ask if you would be able to make it that day?"

Aiden's expression hardened. His fingers tightened around the phone as he tried his best to keep his calm. "Are you asking me this because of the conversation we had last night?" His voice dropped lower.

He knew there would be consequences for what he did. He knew she might grow even distant. But he hadn't expected her to draw a clear line like this.

"Huh?"

Arwen, on the other end of the call, blinked in confusion. She could hear the tension in his voice and tried to recall her own words that might have triggered it.

And then it struck her.

Did she make him think that she was reconsidering introducing him as her husband?

She closed her eyes. Sighing quietly. His silence only confirmed her suspicion.

God! She hadn't meant to torture him with such thoughts —not even after what happened last night. She simply couldn't bear to.

Shaking her head at his needless insecurity, she clarified gently, "You are out on an important business trip, Aiden. I was just asking if you will be able to make it back on time. We had planned to appear together at the event. But if you can't make it, we need to think of something else, right? That's the only reason I asked."

She had tried her best to explain, but even after a few seconds, there was no reply from the other end.

His silence felt deafening.

Her guilt returned, creeping in. But then she frowned. Wait a minute —why was she feeling guilty?

If anyone was guilty here, it was him. He had stirred all of this up with his brutal words last night, making her question everything, and now he was the one sulking.

Where was the fairness in that?

"Aiden, you —"

"There is no need to think about anything else," Aiden cut in, his voice tight and edged with annoyance that made her brows pinch together. "I will be back before next week. And we will attend the event together, just as planned."

Arwen blinked at his clipped response. Her lips parted, wanting to retort —but then closed again.

He sounded like a grumpy kid.

Could she even make sense with a kid?

Sigh … Fine. She shouldn't have brought up that conversation last night. If she hadn't, none of this would be happening.

But what was done was done. And even if she didn't yet understand the reason behind his action, she could only appease him.

Because honestly? She couldn't bear to see him sulking like this.

He looked better when he teased and bullied her.

As that thought struck her, she felt like she had gone crazy …

What was she even liking? Getting bullied by him?

Oh God! Only the heavens can save her now.

"Fine, then. If you will be here, everything will be perfect," she said lightly, responding to his confirmation. "I will go and pick us the outfit for the evening."

Aiden barely hummed in response.

Arwen pursed her lips. What else could she do?

After a thoughtful pause, she finally decided to mention the conversation from the last night.

She slowly said, "Don't mind the conversation we had last night. It doesn't matter."

And at that, Aiden's brows furrowed.

"It doesn't matter?" he repeated

She hummed in affirmation from the other end. "Yes, it doesn't matter," she said calmly, drawing in an easy breath. "Because I am confident."

Aiden stilled. He didn't understand what she meant. And worse, he didn't dare ask.

What if she said she was confident finding someone better?

How would he be able to take that then?

She had already said it once last night and that thought had haunted him entire night. He wouldn't be able to bear her to say the same again.

However, to his surprise, not just Arwen didn't repeat the words from the last night, but instead, what she said made his heart skip a beat the next second —

"I am confident that even if I forget you someday, I will fall for you all over again. With or without memories, you will be my only choice. So, it doesn't matter. Does it?"