Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 167

Arwen didn’t know what more to say. Pursing her lips, she tilted her head to look at him. "You are just finding excuses to annoy me. Or else, nobody looks adorable when annoyed."

"I can’t speak for others, but you do look adorable when teased," Aiden replied, and Arwen just looked away, not bothering to argue about that anymore. Anyway, she doesn’t hate it when he teases her.

"Eat the apples," Aiden instructed, gesturing her back to the plate he had handed her earlier. "By the time, I get back, I want this finished."

Arwen glanced at the plate before again looking up at him, blinking, "Didn’t you say you weren’t going to work? Did you change your mind now?" she asked, then quickly realized how desperate her words sounded. Trying to cover it up, she added hastily, "I mean, you can go to work. I am just asking, nothing else."

Aiden shook his head at her. "Moon, I would be more than happy if you demanded I stay by your side with all authority. I am your husband, and knowing you need me would only boost my pride. Don’t ever hesitate to do so."

"But you also have work to attend to. I can’t be selfish to keep you all to myself," Arwen replied. Her voice held a hesitance born of years of scoldings whenever she had asked her mother for attention. Over time, she had grown cautious, unwilling to ask anyone to stay with her —even when she was unwell.

Aiden leaned down and pressed his lips onto hers. It was so sudden that Arwen didn’t have time to register it until it was over. Only when it was gone, did she realize what he did. Her lips felt warm and she couldn’t control herself to reaching out to feel the warmth on the tips of her fingers.

"Being selfish for your husband’s attention isn’t wrong," Aiden said, his voice filled with a gentleness she had come to realize was reserved only for her. "You have all the right and authority to be selfish for me."

He then again motioned to her plate. "Now finish these before I return. And no, I am not leaving for work. I just need to discuss a few things with Jason."

Arwen nodded and picked up a slice of apple, taking a small bite. "Fine, go ahead. I will try to finish them."

Aiden nodded and turned to leave. But as he took a step away, Arwen called out, "Oh wait, husband!"

When he turned back, she hesitated before saying, "Can I borrow your phone? I forgot mine, and need to figure out how to get it back." Then realizing something crucial, she quickly added, "You don’t have to be wary, I will be mindful of your privacy and won’t check something I should not."