Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 116

Back in the car, the air felt a little suffocating. Arwen had just settled in beside Aiden, but she could already sense something was off. Her eyes darted to look at Aiden first, before moving to look at Emyr, who sat at the front, looking pitiful as if he had just taken a brief tour of hell.

"What’s wrong?" she asked, her eyes lingering on Emry a moment before her gaze shifted back to Aiden.

Emyr glanced back at his boss and didn’t know what should he say.

Arwen noted how tightly Aiden’s fingers were gripping his phone, she could clearly see his knuckles turning white. She feared that if he held his phone like that a moment longer, the poor device might shatter into pieces. Reaching out, she gently held his hand before meeting his gaze. She felt him ease up a little; like her touch had effortlessly helped him calm down.

"What’s wrong? What’s bothering you?" she asked softly.

Jason, completely oblivious to Aiden’s mood, simply turned and asked Arwen nonchalantly. "By the way, Arwen, I saw your ex-boyfriend coming out of the hospital at a distance. Was he bothering you?"

Arwen frowned, surprised. She hadn’t realized Ryan had followed her outside. Her eyes flicked back to Aiden as a small thought crept in — was he upset because of that? Could he be thinking that she came out to meet Ryan here?

She felt the hint of guilt. Every time the thoughts of Ryan stuck her, she felt the same pang. It felt almost like she was cheating by thinking of her ex, though she could never actually even think of doing so.

"It was a coincidence. I had no idea I would meet him here. We did share a few words, but I came out putting a complete full stop to it. I didn’t realize he had followed me out," she explained, almost desperately, trying to assure Aiden that she hadn’t planned deliberately planned this out.

But her words didn’t seem to ease Aiden even a bit. His chiselled face still remained as cold as it was before. Was he not upset about that? Then what was he upset for?

Jason was still thinking about Ryan and the intense gaze he had been holding earlier. The way he was looking desperate. It was not hard to tell that he had started to realize what he had lost. But even if he was regretting that shouldn’t change anything. Arwen had already married Aiden, which meant her stupid ex should know he had lost his chance already.

"If he bothers you too much let Aiden know, he will handle him for you," Jason muttered, shifting his gaze meaningfully to Aiden as if to give him a hint.

But Jason’s brows knitted, however, when he noticed the fierce gaze Aiden was giving him.

"What?" He asked, raising his brows with the same furrow of confusion. "What did I do?"