Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 141

Arwen’s eyes moved back to the tablet, reading the headline: ’No Marriage Arrangement Between the Quinns and Fosters —The Wildest Assumption Yet?’ Her gaze remained unfazed, and after a brief pause, she nodded casually, looking up at her mother.

"Didn’t I tell you more than once before that Ryan and I have broken up?" she said. Her tone was calm but edged with a hint of frustration. For once, she wanted her mother to notice her and ask her about her reasons —not to interrogate her or demean her, but out of true concern. But it seemed like it was some luxury that she could afford in this life. Not even for a fraction of a second. "Why are you acting like you had no idea, Mom? Or was it that you never cared enough to think about what I said?"

Idris’s brows furrowed in confusion, his gaze darting from his wife to his daughter. "You and Ryan …have broken up?" he asked, his voice filled with surprise. "When did this happen?" As far as he knew, Arwen and Ryan were preparing to get their marriage certificate, and a formal wedding ceremony was planned upon his and Catrin’s return. Then what had suddenly happened?

Arwen kept her eyes on her mother as she answered her father. "On the very day we were supposed to get our marriage certificate. I initiated it and I told Mom about it, but it seems like she never cared to listen."

Idris’s frown deepened, and a flicker of sadness crossed his face as he saw the hurt in his daughter’s expression. His gaze shifted to Catrin. "Catrin, what’s going on? Did you know Arwen and Ryan had broken up? And if so, why didn’t you tell me? You have been discussing wedding plans, as if nothing had changed."

He shifted his gaze and asked, "Catrin, what is happening? Did you know Arwen has broken up with Ryan? If yes, why have you not told me anything about it? Instead, you were constantly talking about the arrangements of the wedding you have kept in your plans."

Catrin’s expression hardened, her fingers tightening around the edge of her seat. Ignoring Idris’s question her gaze fixed solely on Arwen. "You may have mentioned something but I thought it was just one of your usual dramatics, I told you to stop throwing tantrums and work on your relationship with Ryan. But look what have you done —you have ruined everything. You have destroyed all my carefully laid plans I had for your future!"

Arwen’s jaws tightened as her calm exterior began to crack. "Mom, my life isn’t some strategy or scheme for you to design. It’s my life. And I can’t keep living it according to the image you have for me —not when I know how wrong your plans are for me and how badly they will affect my future."