Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 429

Arwen's intention was just to pacify Aiden.

She hadn't even realized what she was saying.

Although her words were coming straight from her heart, they were so raw and unfiltered —so instinctive —that she hadn't noticed she had just confessed her feelings. As if it were the most natural thing in the world, something that didn't even need to be hidden.

She hadn't noticed.

But he did.

Aiden froze at her words. He didn't speak. He simply couldn't.

His throat constricted.

His grip on the phone tightened, as if trying to physically hold onto her words —afraid they might slip away otherwise.

"What did you say?" he asked, his tone low and desperate, clinging to the hope that he hadn't imagined it. That she had said what he thought she had. Maybe he just wanted to hear her say it again.

But Arwen, utterly unaware of what exactly he was referring to, replied casually, "I said it doesn't matter. You don't have to think too much about it because I haven't taken your words to heart. I—"

"Not that," Aiden interrupted, a little sharper this time, his tone edged with urgency. "What did you say before that? About being confident"

"Huh?" Arwen frowned, still trying to understand what he was getting at. "What did I say? I said I am confident that even if I forget you someday, I will fall for yo—"

And then it hit her.

Her lips parted, but no sound came out. Her mind went blank as the realization washed over her.

She had … said that out loud.

Just like that.

She had confessed to him, right in the middle of a casual conversation, without even noticing it.

Confession wasn't a problem. But like this …

Her heart thudded in her chest. A nervous heat crept up her neck, flushing her cheeks bright red.

"Complete it," Aiden said quietly, almost like a plea.

Arwen's eyes widened. Her pulse quickened.

She stared at the floor at the floor, as if it held all the answers she didn't have, and in her flustered state, she quickly blurted, "W-What's there to complete? Didn't I already say that it doesn't matter? Even if I forget you someday … I will make sure to find you back. That's it."

Aiden smiled, warmth spreading across his face. His eyes glittered with pride as if he had just been handed the universe in the palm of his hands.

Although he had wanted her to repeat the words exactly, hearing her flustered like that wasn't bad either.

In fact … he liked it more.

He liked the fact that even though she had forgotten him, he had made her fall for him, all over again.

He liked that she had finally realized the feeling in her heart.

She might not be comfortable sharing it with him boldly now. But he was sure that one day she would tell it to him, looking straight in his eyes.