Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO - Chapter 402

Chapter 402: Is she doubting something?
“You can’t hide from me?” Arwen repeated his words, her tone carrying a depth of oddity. “I have always found you … even in the darkest part of your life.”

And only when she repeated his words did Aiden realize that, caught up in emotion, he had said something he shouldn’t have.

But the realization came too late.

He couldn’t take his words back now.

Especially when Arwen had already caught on.

He braced himself for the inevitable questioning, expecting her to press him for answers. And she did —except, her question wasn’t what he had expected.

“You sure put a lot of faith in me.” Her voice was quiet, contemplative. “What if I am not capable of seeing through you?”

Aiden stilled at her words.

For once, he didn’t understand her thoughts.

To him, Arwen had never been complicated. He had always been able to follow her emotions, to read her feelings like an open book. But at this moment, he simply couldn’t decipher her thoughts.

“You are capable, Moon,” he assured her smoothly, though his mind raced elsewhere. “If I ever truly struggle, you will see it in my eyes, feel it in my voice —no matter how great my composure is.

Arwen’s voice wavered slightly. “How am I capable? I wasn’t even able to tell that the company was in such a mess and that you were having a hard time solving it there.”

“That’s because it’s not a mess at all.” Aiden paused before adding, “I might look busy … but that’s for a different reason. It’s not because the company is falling, rather it’s because the company is restructuring.”

“Restructuring?” Arwen asked.

Aiden hummed from the other end. “Yes. The details aren’t public yet, but soon, everyone will get to know.”

He didn’t explain much, but he had said enough for her to understand.

After a while, he spoke again. “So, you weren’t able to see wrong on my side, not because I hid it from you, or downplayed the things, but because …”

“… the situation has never been serious at all. It was all under your planned control.” Arwen finished his words.

Aiden didn’t respond, but his silence was as good as an agreement.

“So, now what should I do?” she asked, before casually adding. “By now, Mia must have booked me a flight.”

“Flight?”

“Of course, flight!” Arwen repeated. “To reach New York —that’s the easiest way, isn’t it.”

There was a brief pause on the call … before Aiden finally asked, “You booked a ticket to New York?”

“Did you leave me any choice?” Arwen countered. “Fine, I agree that you didn’t downplay the things, but you didn’t tell me anything about them either. How else were you expecting me to react after finding out?”

Aiden didn’t respond immediately. Then after a moment, he said, “Given that you consider our relationship to have no emotional foundation, this was definitely not the reaction anyone would expect. Don’t you think so too?”

Arwen’s breath hitched. She wasn’t sure what to say.

He wasn’t wrong.

She had been the one who said and believed that their relationship lacked the emotional foundation, that they had started this marriage with nothing but a mutual agreement.

And yet, here she was, acting on impulse.

Rushing to him.

Wanting to be there.

Wanting to stay by his side … as if it was the most important thing.

“That’s —” she faltered before she could finish.

And knowing that she was struggling to answer, Aiden simply helped her out. Not because he didn’t want her to realize her heart and accept her feelings for him, but because he knew sooner or later, she would do it.

They had their whole lives … and there was no hurry.

“If you want to come because you miss me, then I would be the happiest man in the world,” he said smoothly, easing her out of her troubled thoughts. “But if you are postponing your work just to rush to me because you are scared, I will be alone without you, then you can give me a few more days. I won’t stay away from you for long.”

Before Arwen knew it, a blush crept up her cheeks, colouring her face in a soft hue of red.

She hummed, “I miss you too, but since you have said that you are almost done there and will return soon, I think I should stay here to welcome you back.”

Aiden chuckled. “Then I will be looking forward to that welcome.” His voice, rich and warm, sent a strange flutter through her chest.

After talking for a few more minutes, the two finally decide to end the call on a gentle and lingering note. note.

Once the call was hung up, Aiden’s expression shifted. The perplexion of his thoughts became more evident on his face.

Although it seemed as though he had forgotten what he had almost slipped out amidst their conversation —he hadn’t.

He hadn’t forgotten that he had almost given clear hints that could make Arwen suspicious of the past that shared —one that she had forgotten.

But what surprised her was her reaction.

She had heard him clearly. She had even caught on to his words. Yet, she never asked him to explain it.

As if she hadn’t noticed at all.

This wasn’t her.

Aiden knew Arwen better than anyone. She might have seemed simple, straightforward —even a little naive at times —but she wasn’t ignorant.

She would not have let something like this slip past her attention so easily.

But if she hadn’t let it slip, why hadn’t she asked him anything?

Why didn’t she demand him to know what he meant when he said she had found him even in the darkest part of his life?

Given her personality, she should have.

But she didn’t. Why?

His fingers tapped against the desk absently. A small furrow appeared between his brows while his lips pressed in aa thin like.

What was going on in his thoughts? Is she doubting something?