Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 155

Aiden’s eyes lingered on hers, searching, as if trying to read what was beneath her hesitation. "What do you mean, Moon," he asked, his voice low and calm, but with an undertone of quiet menace that sent a shiver down her spine.

Arwen’s lashes remained fluttered shut for another second while her inner pain became palpable.

"Look at me, Moon," Aiden urged, his voice steady but firm. While it carried the gentleness to coax her, there was an unmistakable edge of impatience simmering beneath it.

At his words, Arwen’s shoulders tensed a little. Slowly she opened her eyes, finally meeting his piercing gaze. The vulnerability in her expression made Aiden’s chest tighten.

She drew in a shaky breath before finally confessing, "The mark on my cheek … it wasn’t from them." She stared at him, even though it was hard to meet his gaze at the moment. Her heart was clenching, thinking what he would think if she told him it was her mother who slapped her.

Aiden’s sharp features hardened. His jaws clenched as though trying to suppress the storm of emotions that were trying to boil over. "Then who?" he asked with a voice low but sharp.

Arwen pressed her lips, unwilling to reveal. Aiden could read her eyes like the back of his hand and he could easily tell that she was holding in her tears, resisting the urge to bawl from the pain that was eating her from inside.

"Who did it, Moon?" he asked again, this time softly as if coaxing her to let her walls down and allow him to see the wounds that she was hiding away.

Arwen stared at him. It was hard to resist his unwavering gaze. She bit her lower lip, hesitating, but the emotions inside her were too overwhelming to contain. "It was … my mother," she finally said, but her voice was barely above the whisper.

Aiden’s eyes widened briefly, but the shock quickly gave away to an expression so dark and cold that it made Arwen’s heart lurch. His jaws tightened as her repeated, "Your mother?"

Arwen nodded and was about to speak when the door of the room pushed open and Jason entered with the X-ray report in his hands.

"The reports —" Jason paused when he noticed the tensed air in the room and Aiden half bent over Arwen. "I am sorry. Did I —"

"Did you get the reports?" Aiden asked just when Jason would have excused to leave the two alone. He then straightened his posture, helping Arwen back to sit on the bed.

Jason took his steps in, showing the file in his hands. "Yes, I got them. But are you sure you want to talk about it now?" he then shifted his gaze to Arwen before adding, "I mean you two seemed amid an important conversation. You two can complete that, I can come later."