Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 457

Gianna was confused. She stared at Arwen, waiting for her to explain.

And Arwen's smile deepened under her curious gaze as she finally spoke, "You were right when you said I hold my words and promises in high regard, and that I would go to every extent to fulfil them. But Anna, you forgot —I have made promises to your uncle too."

Gianna blinked for a moment, taking in her words, trying to comprehend if she was hearing exactly what Arwen meant.

"Of course, I will fulfill my promises," Arwen continued, her tone calm yet resolute. "But I will decide which ones are meant to be kept … and which are meant to be let go. Do you really think I would just walk away?"

Gianna stared at her, and her eyes sparkled the moment she understood what Arwen was trying to say.

"You mean … you won't walk away?" she asked, already beaming with joy. "You won't leave my uncle and walk away, even if tomorrow you realize that he isn't the one you have been dreaming about in your dream?"

Arwen chuckled and shook her head. "Of course not, Anna," she said, her voice laced with amusement. "He is not just my husband —I have also fallen for him. No matter how much I value promises I have made, I can never rank him below them. He is above all my priorities. I can't treat someone right while wronging someone else who means more to me."

She never knew she had ever been this certain about anything. But this —this she was sure of.

She would never leave Aiden for anyone. Not unless he wanted her to. And even then … perhaps not even then.

She simply couldn't imagine herself leaving him —not for his sake, not for hers, and certainly not for anyone else's.

Gianna felt tears prick her eyes. She didn't know what the future held, but hearing Arwen say this filled her with a sense of relief.

"Gosh … hearing you say all that suddenly makes me fall in love too," she said, wiping her eyes before the tears could fall and embarrass her. " I want to experience it myself —to see if everyone turns this poetic when they fall."

Arwen raised an amused brow. "You want to fall in love?" she repeated, teasing. "And here I thought love was your sworn enemy. I still remember back in university, you practically vowed to never fall for a man. What was it you said? 'I would rather love a dog than fall for a species called man'?"

Gianna was at once flustered. She coughed, trying to brush it off, but Arwen's expectant gaze made it impossible to escape.

"Ahem, ahem! You can't blame me for that vow, actually," she said defensively.

Arwen hummed as if truly entertained. "Oh really?" she asked, crossing her arms. "Then who do I blame if not you?"

Gianna thought for a second, then looked straight at her with certainty. "You and Ryan," she said. "It was because of you two that I gave up believing in love —or in men. Did you forget what kind of torment he put you through every day? Watching you with him, imagining the future you were meant to share … it terrified me. So, of course, I got scared. What else would make me vow something like that even without having any experience in love?"

Arwen was taken aback. She opened her mouth to retort, but paused, realizing Gianna wasn't entirely wrong.

Back then, she hadn't believed in love either. She had accepted Ryan and the arrangement between their families because she had to —because she thought there was no way out, and over time, she would learn to manage it better. She stayed caged in that belief, convinced she had no choice.

It wasn't until she met Aiden that she realized love wasn't some far-fetched dream. With the right person … love was the most beautiful feeling in the world.