Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 439

The Vice President.

Catrin might know the people from Davies, but she never personally met anyone or had close contact with them. She always thought that when the time came, she would get to meet them anyway.

She didn't want to lower herself and behave like she was desperate to make connections in the company.

"Did you get the details about him?" Catrin asked when she didn't hear her assistant answer her.

"Madam," the assistant hesitated before she shook her head, "we couldn't find him as well. His identity is equally mysterious. Everyone knows about it, yet no one knows who he is. He rarely appears at the company and usually handles his work with a close team. Not many have access to him."

"Then try finding out from the ones who have the access," she snapped. "Do I need to tell you how to find out the things that we want to know in the industry?" her words were sharp, and it made the assistant flinch momentarily.

But then, politely, she replied, "Madam, I fear we can't access his information as well. The identity of Davies International's Vice President has kept in equal mystery."

Catrin's expression turned indecipherable, taut and complicated, while her fingers clenched tight. "Get out!" she snapped.

The assistant had no other choice but to leave.

Once the door was closed after her, Catrin picked up a file and slammed it hard on the desk, venting the anger she was feeling inside. But no matter how she tried, the fire in her gut simply wouldn't stop raging.

How could it be?

Her mother once again played with her. She once again disappointed her.

She once again chose to favor someone else when she could have favoured her —her own daughter.

***

While back in New York,

Aiden gazed at Dafydd, lips curled into a cold, humourless smirk. "Decision suitability differs for individuals."

Dafydd's brows drew together at the cryptic remark. "What do you mean?" he asked.

And at that question, Aiden's gaze turned razor-sharp —deadly calm, like the silence before the storm.

"I mean," he began slowly, "just because I let you take your turn doesn't mean the game was ever set to end in your favor. If you truly believed you would be the one walking away with the win in the end …" Aiden paused, his smirk deepening. "Then even after all these years, you clearly haven't grasped the limits of your capability."

"You —" Dafydd began, but Aiden cut him off effortlessly.

"Let me ask you something," he said, tone laced with quiet amusement. "In this entire farce that you orchestrated, did you not notice one common thread?"

Dafydd frowned, confusion flashing across his face.

Aiden leaned back, watching him with the patience of a predator. And when he saw no understanding in Dafydd; 's expression, his amusement deepened.

"The contracts I terminated," Aiden said, his voice slow but deliberate. "The board members I removed. The suppliers I cut ties with …"

He paused.

"They were all your leverage in the company."

Dafydd stiffened.

He knew that. But hearing it said aloud, left him unsettled. And the next realization stuck even harder.

Did Aiden know about all this from the beginning?