Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 511

Arwen looked up at him, and seeing his brows tugged into a frown, she chuckled softly. "Don't tell me you thought I was just trying to act normal this whole time to hide my real pain?"

"..."

Aiden didn't speak. But his gaze —intense and unwavering —said enough.

Her smile softened, the amusement fading into something gentler. She shook her head, trying to ease the weight in his eyes.

"I won't say that's not in my nature," she admitted. "I do put on a show sometimes … just to hide myself."

She paused, then apple with quiet sincerity. "But today wasn't like that. I wasn't acting, Aiden. Truly."

He didn't interrupt. He just listened.

"Yes, I won't deny that the news affected me. Seeing the headline —it did stir something inside me."

She looked down at the ring resting on her finger. "But not the way it would have before."

Her voice held calm steadiness now, one that came from reflection.

"I have severed my relationship with the Quinns. Which means … their matters aren't mine anymore. They made that choice when they let me go, and I made mine when I walked away."

A soft breath left her lips.

"So, when I was in the kitchen earlier, I wasn't just trying to busy myself. I was forcing myself to let go of an old habit —the habit of caring about things that no longer belong to me."

She looked up at him again, her eyes clear. "Don't worry about me. I am okay."

Aiden stared at her for a long moment, taking in the clarity in her gaze, searching for any flicker of doubt or unease.

But there wasn't any.

She meant every word she said.

Quietly, he extended his hand for her to take.

Arwen slipped her hand into his without hesitation, letting his warmth envelope her fingers.

"What is it?" she asked gently, knowing there was something he wanted to say. The clasp of his hand was not just to hold and comfort her —it was to reassure her, to anchor something.

"I am your family," he said after a pause. "Your constant. No matter where you go or what you decide, I am the home who will always be waiting for you —whether it's to celebrate or to cry. Never hide away from me."

Arwen stilled.

She hadn't realized how much she needed to hear that until the words left his lips.

But once again, he knew it, and he gave it to her without asking.

Hints of tears shimmered in his eyes, but she blinked them away quickly, a soft smile blooming in their place.

"Mhm-hm ~ I know."

They stared into each other's eyes, letting the moment settle between them like a quiet promise.

There was no rush, no urgency —just the shared silence of two hearts finding rhythm together.

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