Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 238

Ryan’s expression darkened as he struggled to suppress the storm of emotions raging within him —a mix of fear and fury together. Fear that he might be too late to realize his feelings for Arwen. And fury that someone else has taken the chance that was meant for him.

His fingers clenched into fists as he said slowly. "That one piece of jewellery means nothing to me, Aunt Catrin. But what bothers me is Arwen being willing to get one of such significant pieces for someone who might not be rightfully deserving. I fear that her such decision is not taken on a whim, rather she is truly deciding to accept that man as her fate."

He then turned around to face Catrin again and continued, his brows knitted in firm concern, "If something like that happened, none of my efforts to see my sincerity would be enough to bring her back."

"Nope," Catrin shook her head, refusing to believe that. "I said that’s impossible. Your friend must have misunderstood something. Lustreé is not just famous for iconic pieces but also their expensive designs. Leaving the Quinns, there is no way Arwen would be able to afford anything from that place. I have already frozen all her cards."

Catrin might have faltered when she heard Ryan say that Arwen visited Lustreé to get a wedding ring, but it didn’t take her long to remember that she had frozen all her accounts. And she could never believe that the good-for-nothing husband of hers would be able to afford anything from such a high-profile store.

Still, to make herself for confident, she picked her phone and quickly dialled a number. As the ring went through and the call was connected, she asked, "Hello, this is Mrs. Quinn." she said.

"Hello, Ma’am," the person on the other side of the call greeted politely. "How may I help you today?"

"I would like you to check if my daughter has made any large payments recently," Catrin said, her tone curt yet composed.

There was a brief hesitation before the person replied, "Ma’am, we don’t usually disclose —"

"Don’t worry.," Catrin cut him off, her tone firm but smooth. "Those cards aren’t my daughter’s personal cards. It’s under the name of family and company, so it’s perfectly fine for you to check and inform me."

"Oh understood, Ma’am," he said, "Please hold on for a second while I check."

Catrin gripped her phone tightly, listening to the faint taps of the keyboard. A part of her braced for unwelcome news, but she clung to the belief that Arwen would do something so reckless. Binding herself with someone she doesn’t approve of for a lifetime would be stupid.

After a few seconds, she heard the man speak again, "Ma’am, Ms. Quinn’s cards are all frozen. There have been no recent payments made in her name at any store. Would you like me to unfreeze them so she can use them without any inconvenience?"

Relief washed over Catrin when she heard what she was hoping for. "For now, that wouldn’t be required. Keep them frozen until I instruct otherwise," she said, then hung up. Turning back to Ryan, she let a triumphant smirk curl her lips.

"See?" she began. "I told you. Arwen might have planned to make such a rash decision, but she wasn’t successful. With her bank cards frozen, there would be no way she could get anything in that expensive store."

Ryan relaxed slightly, but the storm in his eyes didn’t entirely fade. "We won’t be sure of that always," he murmured under his breath. "We can’t wait for the day she finally gets successful, Aunt Catrin. And that’s the reason I came here today."