Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 402

"You can't hide from me?" Arwen repeated his words, her tone carrying a depth of oddity. "I have always found you … even in the darkest part of your life."

And only when she repeated his words did Aiden realize that, caught up in emotion, he had said something he shouldn't have.

But the realization came too late.

He couldn't take his words back now.

Especially when Arwen had already caught on.

He braced himself for the inevitable questioning, expecting her to press him for answers. And she did —except, her question wasn't what he had expected.

"You sure put a lot of faith in me." Her voice was quiet, contemplative. "What if I am not capable of seeing through you?"

Aiden stilled at her words.

For once, he didn't understand her thoughts.

To him, Arwen had never been complicated. He had always been able to follow her emotions, to read her feelings like an open book. But at this moment, he simply couldn't decipher her thoughts.

"You are capable, Moon," he assured her smoothly, though his mind raced elsewhere. "If I ever truly struggle, you will see it in my eyes, feel it in my voice —no matter how great my composure is.

Arwen's voice wavered slightly. "How am I capable? I wasn't even able to tell that the company was in such a mess and that you were having a hard time solving it there."

"That's because it's not a mess at all." Aiden paused before adding, "I might look busy ... but that's for a different reason. It's not because the company is falling, rather it's because the company is restructuring."

"Restructuring?" Arwen asked.

Aiden hummed from the other end. "Yes. The details aren't public yet, but soon, everyone will get to know."

He didn't explain much, but he had said enough for her to understand.

After a while, he spoke again. "So, you weren't able to see wrong on my side, not because I hid it from you, or downplayed the things, but because …"

"… the situation has never been serious at all. It was all under your planned control." Arwen finished his words.

Aiden didn't respond, but his silence was as good as an agreement.

"So, now what should I do?" she asked, before casually adding. "By now, Mia must have booked me a flight."

"Flight?"

"Of course, flight!" Arwen repeated. "To reach New York —that's the easiest way, isn't it."

There was a brief pause on the call … before Aiden finally asked, "You booked a ticket to New York?"

"Did you leave me any choice?" Arwen countered. "Fine, I agree that you didn't downplay the things, but you didn't tell me anything about them either. How else were you expecting me to react after finding out?"

Aiden didn't respond immediately. Then after a moment, he said, "Given that you consider our relationship to have no emotional foundation, this was definitely not the reaction anyone would expect. Don't you think so too?"

Arwen's breath hitched. She wasn't sure what to say.

He wasn't wrong.