Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 242

Arwen had muttered all that to herself, but since it came after Alfred had told her everything, he thought she was talking to him. With a smile, he responded, "Madam, sir cares for you a lot. Otherwise, we have never seen him concerned like this for anyone."

"No one?" she asked, clearly feeling a sense of warmth spreading in her heart. "What about his family? He must be like this to them as well."

She didn’t intend to hear that it was only her that he cared about, rather she wanted to feel that he treated her like his family. If he treated her like his family, then he treated her like his own. And with her losing one, she truly wanted to call him as hers. Even though he had already called her his family and often made her feel the same, still she just wanted to confirm it this way one more time.

Alfred hesitated and when he didn’t speak for a long moment, Arwen was ready to probe him, but just when she was about to ask him again, she heard him speak. His tone was carrying a bit of reluctance, "Madam, s-sir has no one in his family."

Arwen paused at that. Her expression shifted to that was confusion. "What do you mean?" she asked, suddenly realizing that before today she never cared to ask about his family. How can she be this inconsiderate?

"I thought there were people in his family," she muttered to herself, feeling guilty.

Furrowing his brows, Alfred said, "There are people in the Winslow family, but sir is not very close to them. He doesn’t consider them as family. Over the years, even staying with them, he has kept himself aloof and indifferent. He didn’t even use to return home. It’s only now, with you there, that he comes back home in time after work. Otherwise, usually, he had always preferred to work late in the office."

Arwen didn’t know how to react to this. Since she has shifted to Winslow Residence, she has never seen him returning late at night. He is there always before or on time, right before dinner. She knew he had a working pattern that kept him effective, but she never thought that he had been a workaholic before.

But apart from his working attitude, something else caught her attention. Not choosing to ignore it, she asked further, "Why is he like that to his family? As far as I have known him, he has a caring attitude for the people around him. Especially towards the ones whom he thinks related to himself."

She wasn’t just talking about herself, she had seen him around Dr. Clark and Lawyer Thorne. It didn’t look like he didn’t care for him. Instead, the friendship she had witnessed between them, she could tell that they share a bond that comes from mutual care, concern and respect.

Alfred seemed hesitant. And Arwen could tell that a refusal to reveal more was on his tongue. But before he could actually refuse, she took the chance and spoke, "Did Aiden ever refrain you from telling me anything that I asked you about? Did he explicitly say that you can’t reveal the thing to me about the family?"

Even though he looked uncertain, Arwen was sure that Aiden would never do that. He would never give any power to anyone to make her feel oppressed or helpless in any way. She didn’t know from where that confidence was coming, but she was certainly very sure of that one thing.

And that was the reason why she put her words like that in front of Alfred. So, the moment he said that he hadn’t gotten any such instruction, she asked him to tell her all.