Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO - Chapter 375

Chapter 375: She felt betrayed.
While Beca sat in the private room in the restaurant, her expression was hard to read. Although her features still carried the elegance that was instilled in her bones, her gaze held a cold glint that quite didn’t match her usual personality.

Zenith long left. And the waitress had even cleaned the table after the meal was finished.

However, since Beca still had no plans to leave, no one dared to disturb her presence. Leaving her alone in the room, they left.

Beca sat inside quietly. She neither spoke nor moved for quite a while. Only when she heard her phone ring did she shift her gaze that was staring at a space with some kind of intent shifted.

She glanced at her phone only to find Gareth calling her. She stared at his name before taking a deep breath to calm herself down,

Although on the surface she looked all calm and composed, she knew Gareth would be able to see through her. And right now, Gareth had gone out to discuss some business from which she didn’t want him to be deflected.

Hence, taking a breath of ease, she picked up the call. “Gareth,” she called his name, continuing. “Did you complete your discussion?”

“Yes, I did,” he replied, his voice coming relaxed, which meant the discussion went well. “I will be returning now. Where are you? At home?”

“No, I came out for something,” Beca answered before asking, “Why? What happened? Do you need me for something?”

“Oh, it’s fine if you are busy. I can manage it on my own. I will later have to visit the family house. They had some marriage arrangements to discuss. So, earlier they called to ask us there.”

Gareth didn’t want to make it difficult for Beca. He knew if he asked her, she would agree to come along. But recently, given she wasn’t in a perfect state of health, he didn’t want to force her out when he could handle it alone.

“Are you sure you will be fine alone?” Beca asked, her tone laced with true concern.

The man hummed from the other end of the call. “We can’t avoid them forever, Beca. Sooner or later, we have to face them and explain,” he said, and Beca could hear a soft sigh of disappointment laced in his words. “It’s fine. I will manage it, don’t worry.”

Beca felt bad. If Ryan hadn’t been their son, she would have blamed him for all of this.

However, since he was their own blood, blaming him would be blaming themselves —which would be useless.

Hence, in the end, she didn’t say anything and simply hummed.

“Fine, then you go first. If later, it’s possible, I will also come there.”

“You don’t have to, Beca —”

“Gareth,” Beca interjected before her husband could reject her. “Ryan is our son. You don’t have to take his responsibility alone. So, don’t stop me.”

In the end, Gareth didn’t refuse her anymore. Humming, he said, “Okay then, I will wait for you.”

Quinns were not a simple name. Getting Ryan and Arwen together would have made both families benefit from each other. Although Gareth and Beca weren’t looking for a business advantage when choosing Arwen for their family, the other family members were still looking forward to the success of the set arrangement between the two families.

Now that engagement has been revoked, the family would show their disappointment.

After Beca hung up the call, the coldness from earlier reappeared in her eyes. Her fingers curled slowly, forming a fist which she kept firm on the table.

“Catrin, I didn’t expect this from you,” she muttered slowly under her breath. Her expression showed a trace of clear disappointment. “You have to give me the explanation. I am not letting go without seeking one.”

With that, her grip on the phone in her hand tightened, and she unlocked it to dial a number.

Soon, the ring went through. And just after a few seconds, she heard Catrin’s voice through the line.

“Beca!”

There was the usual joy in her voice, but for the first time, Beca didn’t feel the same. Her heart just felt cold in response to Catrin’s voice that once used to liven up her mood.

“Catrin,” she responded from her side. “I hope I am not disturbing you.”

“Even if you are, you know I won’t mind,” Catrin spoke almost immediately. “You always had this privilege. Don’t tell you never knew it.”

Although there was clear enthusiasm in Catrin’s tone, Beca felt nothing listening to her today. No happiness, no nothing at all. It was as if the disappointment she got today weighed over the long friendship she shared with her friend.

“What’s wrong?” Catrin’s voice came again when Beca didn’t speak for a long time. “You aren’t speaking anything. Is everything fine?”

“Catrin,” Beca began, “I think we should meet.”

“Oh, definitely. Do you even have to call me and ask that?” Catrin said almost immediately. “Anyway, it’s already been so long since we last met. Tell me, where are you? I will make a tour today if I get done on time.”

She said, and Beca could already hear the shuffle from her side. Maybe Catrin was already searching to cut short the possible appointments.

“Your schedule must be already decided for the day, Catrin,” Beca spoke, halting Catrin. “You don’t have to make it urgent today. Let’s meet tomorrow if that’s fine for you. Anyway, today I have something to do later in the evening. And I don’t want to meet you in a rush.”

Catrin felt something wrong in Beca’s tone, but since it wasn’t very evident, she thought she was overthinking it.

“Fine, then let’s meet tomorrow. Your place or my place?”

Beca thought for a moment before deciding, “Let’s meet at Mayfair Cafe Castle at 11.”

Catrin paused at that but in the end hummed. “Fine, let’s meet there. I will ask my assistant to book us a table or a private room.”

“No need. I have one already. I will just make a call and let them know about our arrival,” Beca said, and soon after, she hung up the call.

She didn’t want to talk for longer. She knew an abrupt end of call like that might have made Catrin feel hurt, but at the moment, she didn’t care. The more she talked with Catrin, the more she felt betrayed.