Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 524

Ten years ago,

Heartbreak shattered Aiden in the worst possible way when Arwen didn't show up that evening years ago.

She hadn't promised she would come. In fact, she had instead said she would never see him again.

But Aiden hadn't believed her.

He had thought she was only saying that because she was upset. Angry. Hurt. And he had believed —no, known —that no matter how furious she became, Arwen would never stay away. Not when it might be the last time they saw each other.

He was very … very confident of that.

But she never came.

He waited by the lake —through the afternoon, then the evening, and even through the long stretch of the night that followed.

Losing patience in waiting, dawn appeared.

But she never did.

And the quiet ache of the sunrise, Aiden realized his mistake. He had hurt her far more than he had imagined.

Riddled with guilt and aching with regret, he made up his mind.

Even if she refused to see him, he decided to still go to her —to apologize and to make the promise to return to her —no matter how long it takes.

But even after searching for her for hours, he couldn't find her. He checked every nook and corner, he knew she could hide. He checked the school and the usual route she takes to get there … he even went to check her house, only to find that she had left an hour ago.

He thought she was purposely hiding from him.

Desperate, he circled to the neighbourhood near the school and finally spotted her from a distance —walking down a path she rarely took, the longer road towards their school.

Relief flooded him, followed by a sense of urgency.

"Moon!" he shouted from the other side of the road.

But she didn't stop. She didn't turn. She just kept walking, as if his voice didn't reach her at all.

He wasn't surprised. She was upset.

Determined to make things right, he was just about to cross the street when, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw something —

Something fast. Something coming straight towards her.

His head snapped in the direction to find a lorry barrelling down the road —too fast, too close.

His face paled. His pupils dilated. Panic seized him.

"Moon!" he screamed again.

But she didn't hear him. It was as if a cruel wall stood between them, muffling his voice —unabling it from reaching her.

He moved —his instinct taking over. He ran —faster than he ever had.

But his speed couldn't match the lorry's.

Right in front of his eyes, the lorry raced faster than him, hitting Arwen before he could reach her.

It hit her hard —deafening everything with a sickening sound.

Aiden couldn't move, his vision blurring. He just stood frozen for several seconds before finally realizing what had happened.

He rushed to find her, lying on the ground in blood, barely conscious.

But that wasn't before he got down on his knees beside her. He took her hand in his to make the promise. "Moon," he said gently, praying she would hear him, "don't be scared. I will come right back."

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Aiden gritted as the day flashed back from his memories, still as fresh as yesterday.

His gaze turned brutally cold on Ryan, remembering how he saw him there when he returned back to check on Arwen.

She was still on the bed, and he was there on her side, basking in the praises that were not meant to be his.

Aiden didn't mind the praises that Ryan stole for him. Those praises meant nothing to him.

But Arwen?

She was everything to him.

She was his. Always had been.

Never anyone else's.

Ryan still didn't understand Aiden's words, but he could tell there was a deeper meaning to them.

One that he was not able to decipher.

And that indecipherability brought back the suspicion that has left him restless at night. He acted up and lunged to grab Aiden's collar, crumpling the fabric of his shirt under his tight grip.

"You — tell me, what was your real reason for approaching Arwen?" His intent was clear in his gaze. He would do everything to get an answer to his question.

But before he could do anything to force it out, he heard the door of the office room opening.

His brows furrowed, and he turned to look back, only to see Arwen with a bright smile.