Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 302

A soft smile of ease settled on Beca’s lips as she kept the phone aside and looked back at her husband, who had been sitting across from her all this while.

"She agreed," she said even though she knew Gareth had heard it well. "She said she will find time to visit us soon."

Gareth didn’t positively react. Instead, his brows drew together in concern. "Beca, do you think you are doing it right?" he asked, and the smile on Beca’s face wavered for a second, but soon it recovered.

"I don’t know if I am doing it right or not, Gareth," she said, continuing, "But I surely know that I definitely not doing anything wrong. I didn’t lie to Arwen even a bit. I do consider her my daughter and I always will. She might not become my daughter-in-law, but she will always remain the daughter I would pamper with my best. And when I said I supported her and her decision, I didn’t say it for a say, I actually meant it."

Gareth didn’t doubt that. He knew how strong of a woman his wife was. But what concerned him was Ryan. Taking a deep breath, he slowly voiced out his worry. "Beca, I know what you mean, but Ryan is our son. Even if he committed a mistake, and deserves a punishment and regrets, being his parents, at least we should sympathize with him. Supporting Arwen is the right thing to do, but ignoring our son’s regrets and pain that he has been bearing … isn’t that wrong?"

Beca understood what her husband meant. But still, it didn’t look like she agreed to his words.

"Who said I don’t sympathize with our son, Gareth?" she asked, her expression narrating the vivid tale of a mother’s helplessness. "I do sympathize with all the regrets and pain he is going through, but those pains and regrets are the result of his own choices and decisions. Even if we feel sympathy for him, there is nothing we can do to lessen it. He has to go through it on his own."

"But Beca —"

"Gareth," she interrupted him. "I know it’s hurting you to see Ryan in such a state, but we can’t do anything. What he wants now is not possible. He is no longer a kid and Arwen is not some expensive toy that he desires. Just for his happiness, we can’t buy her or force her to forget everything."

Even though it was difficult to see his son losing like that, Gareth agreed with what Beca said. Arwen was a living person, one who actually suffered at the hands of their son. They can’t force her into anything.

"And also, I did the bit I can do for Ryan. But apart from this, I can’t help him. I made this clear to him yesterday and if he asked again, I won’t mind repeating myself. But you Gareth," she paused and leaned forward to place her hand over his. "...you have to pull yourself together. We will stay there for Ryan, but just to save him from the regrets and the torture he brought on himself, we won’t do anything that’s not right."

Understanding what she meant, Gareth nodded. But the worry of a father remained on his features.

Beca was not oblivious to his thoughts. Patting on the back of his hand, she slowly assured, "Don’t worry, Gareth. Ryan might be struggling to accept things now, but time will make him realize it soon. And when that would happen, he would get back to how he was. Or maybe a better version of him. Until then, we just have to stay there for him. All that’s all we can do and that’s all we have to do."