Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 56

Arwen’s brows furrowed in confusion. "What are you talking about, Anna? What bold step?"

"You don’t know?" Gianna asked, clearly surprised. "Girl, have you even checked the internet this morning?"

"Wait a second. I will check" Arwen said, frowning as she put the call on speaker before pulling up the headlines. As she read, shock filled her, but she quickly shook her head, "My mother isn’t behind this."

"It’s not her, then who? Could it be your father?" Gianna asked, skeptical. For once she hoped Catrina Quinn had finally grown a heart and backed her daughter instead of blaming her for everything. But if it wasn’t Catrina, then…

"Dad might consider doing something like this, but it’s not him either," Arwen said, knowing full well that her father wouldn’t dare without her mother’s consent, and her mother wouldn’t do anything that would hightlight their name negatively. "But I think I know who did."

Gianna sighed on the other side of the call. It was like she already knew what Arwen was going to say next. "Wennie, Don’t tell me it’s Ryan-the jerk-Foster. He couldn’t —"

"It’s my husband." Arwen interrupted, cutting Gianna short.

"Out of the frying pan into the fire. Not any better." Silence lingered on the other end for a few seconds before Gianna cleared her throat to speak again. "You husband? The one you signed the certificate with two days ago?"

Arwen smiled and hummed in confirmation. "Yes, it’s him." She sounded confident because she recognized the style —a low key but fast strike, hitting just enough to make an impact. Aiden knew how to land jabs that hit people exactly where it hurt, making them feel like they were suddenly in the depths of the hell.

"Ahem! Arwen, you sound too confident. You might not know him well enough after just a couple of days. Why don’t you check with your father first? What if he confirms that it was him?" Gianna suggested, her voice laced with concern.

But Arwen lightly giggled, understanding her friend’s worry.

"My husband is a good man, Anna. You don’t have to be frantic about him. He would never hurt me or you. Even yesterday, it was him who helped me."

A small smile played on her lips as she remembered how Aiden had pulled her into his arms, shielding her from everyone.

Gianna’s voice, though resigned, remained cautious. "You better not say any more, Wennie. It’s only been one night, and it already feels like he has cast a spell over you. If you are right, and it really was him behind all this, we can’t even fathom his power. He stirred up a quarter of the city without batting an eyelash—as if it only took a flick of his finger."

"Yeah, that’s all it took," Arwen sighed. "Gianna, I am sorry I forgot to mention—he is—"