Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO - Chapter 374

Chapter 374: Stop my son from ruining more than he had already ruined.
What Gianna said was right. Arwen couldn’t be sure if she had guessed the right person.

But then, even if she didn’t, does that change anything?

It doesn’t …

Even if that girl in the picture was not Aiden’s first love, there might be a woman out there who would be her.

Either of the two doesn’t matter because that time has long passed. In the present, she wouldn’t allow anyone to disturb her life… her married life with Aiden. Her husband.

Everything was finally going perfect in her life, and she wouldn’t give up on anything she had now —neither him nor this version of herself.

Especially not for some irrelevant past —one from which both of them have long moved on.

Sifting through her thoughts, Arwen let her lips curl up. Staring at Gianna, she nodded. “Maybe you are right,” she said, her voice laced with certainty. “However, Anna, anyway, the past has passed already. Now it doesn’t matter. Whether she is or she is not that girl from Aiden’s past —it doesn’t matter. Because today, I am his present. And that’s all I care for.”

“But Wenna, I was just —”

Before Gianna could continue it any further, Arwen interrupted her.

“Anna, don’t dive deeper than it’s necessary. Except wasting time, it’s not doing anything.” Arwen stopped her from pursuing it anymore.

In the end, Gianna only pursed her lips and didn’t say anymore.

When Arwen saw her not probing anymore, she heaved a sigh of breath. Picking up her laptop, she stood up.

“Where are you going?” Gianna asked, seeing her turning to leave.

Arwen darted a glance at her laptop before looking back at Gianna. “I still have work to complete. I will go and complete it in study. You can take some rest. Your legs still need to recover.”

With that, she didn’t give Gianna any opportunity to stop her. Swiftly, she walked out of the room.

Her intention wasn’t to avoid her friend, she truly wanted to finish her work. And she knew staying around Gianna at the moment would only delay her from it.

Hence, she decided to isolate herself from time in Aiden’s study.

***

At one high-end restaurant, Beca was sitting in one of the private rooms, waiting for someone. The cup of flavorful tea was served to her, but her thoughts were too occupied to enjoy its flavor.

She was taking the slow, elegant sips from the cup, but her mind was in a daze.

“Ma’am, should we bring something else for you?”

Seeing the tea getting almost over in her cup, the waitress serving there politely asked.

Beca gazed down at her cup and shook her head. “No need,” she said, “I am waiting for someone. You can leave first.”

The waitress nodded. Bowing her head slightly, she spoke, “Ma’am, I will be right outside. If you need anything, you can let me know.”

Beca nodded.

And right after, the waitress retreated from the room, sliding the door after her.

After a while, there was a soft knock at the door that made Beca turn her gaze.

Although no voice for seeking the permission was heard from the other side of the door, she knew who was there. Hence, not keeping the other person waiting for long, she replied to the knock.

“Come in!”

Receiving her words, the person on the other side of the door slid the door open and entered the room.

“Mrs. Foster, she greeted, and Beca glanced up at the girl, her lips curling in a small smile.

“It’s been a long time, Zenith. How are you doing?”

Zenith, Ryan’s secretary, smiled back at the lady, replying. “I am doing good, Mrs. Winslow.” She walked further inside. “Sorry if I kept you waiting here. I got some last-minute job to look after. Only completing that I could leave.”

Beca smiled, shaking her head. “It’s fine. I completely understand it.” She then checked the time on her watch and added. “And, furthermore, you aren’t late at all. I just arrived a bit early. Anyway, take a seat,” she gestured to the chair. “Don’t keep standing there.”

Zenith nodded while pulling the chair out for herself while Beca called the waitress to give the order.

“It’s fine, Mrs. Winslow. I won’t have anything. Just a cup of coffee would do,” she quickly said when she heard the lady giving an order for a sumptuous meal.

Beca raised a brow at the young girl before furrowing them slightly to chide her gently. “How can a simple cup of coffee suffice for lunch? Zenith, you are a girl, and you have to work hard daily. You shouldn’t avoid having your meals like this.”

“But Mrs. Winslow —”

“Enough!” Beca cut her off smoothly. “It’s already time for lunch, and since I called you out here today, I would only feel at ease if you finish your meal while we talk. I don’t want you to lose your health just to follow my orders and calls.”

With that, Beca turned to give the order to the waitress. She even asked Zenith if she had any preferences. But out of politeness, the young secretary didn’t say anything.

Once the order was received, the waitress left the room.

Only when they were alone did Zenith ask the lady.

“Madam, you have asked me out like this. Is there something that you want to know or want me to do?”

Zenith had guessed it right away when she received the call from Beca last evening. But since the woman hadn’t made anything clear over the call, she couldn’t guess what it was all about.

So, now she could only ask.

Beca smiled when she heard Zenith coming to the point right away. She might not know the girl very well, but she knows her well enough to know that she is a hardworking girl who is loyal to Ryan and Foster Ventures.

“Zenith, you don’t have to be cautious. I am not going to ask you anything that you can’t reveal. I just wanted to know how the company has been doing recently. Ryan seems a bit occupied —is there any issue going on at work?”

Zenith hesitated. A lot was going on. But she didn’t know whether she should reveal it all. In the end, she chose to be careful. Not against the lady, but against what she reveals.

“Madam, there is no major issue going on in the company. It’s just that after Mr. Evan left, sir has gotten a lot to do, which is keeping him occupied. But soon, it will be better.”

“Mr. Evan … Daniel Evan?” Beca asked, furrowing her brows. When she saw Zenith nodding, she immediately asked, “He left Foster Ventures?”

She wasn’t aware of this. All she had known was that Ryan and Daniel were good friends, and no matter what happened, Daniel wouldn’t leave Ryan alone to suffer.

Zenith nodded. “Yes, it’s been a while,” she said. “I don’t know the details, but it happened after the company issued the clarification statement regarding Sir and Ms. Quinn’s speculated relationship.”

Beca didn’t have to ask more to understand what would have happened.

Her son was truly foolish. Not only did he lose the best girl from his side, but he even pushed away the friend who stood beside him during all the rough and tough times.

Her brows furrowed when she realized how greatly Ryan has failed himself.

But for now, that wasn’t what she had come here to ask. There was something else that she needed to know.

Therefore, without pondering over it any longer, she went straight to ask, “Zenith, I want to know with whom Ryan has recently come in contact with?”

The secretary hesitated, and sensing her hesitation, Beca spoke again, “I have to know to stop my son from ruining more than he had already ruined.”