Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 288

Arwen returned to Winslow Manor after a long ride. When she stepped in the place was already quiet and empty. She didn’t need to call someone to know all the house staff had returned to their quarters.

"You arrived late today," Suddenly Aiden’s voice halted her in the tracks as she slowly turned to find him sitting in the living room. "Was your schedule hectic today?"

He was sitting in his comfortable-wear and given how late she have arrived; she knew it must have been a while since he canme back home.

"Oh, there was nothing too hectic," she said, walking to him and taking the seat beside him. "I just visited Granna on my way back and that took me a while. Were you waiting for long? I am —"

She was about to apologize for not keeping him informed but before she could say, Aiden interrupted her, shaking his head.

"No, I came just a while ago and since I have some work to attend to, I was busy." What he meant was that he might have come before he but she didn’t make him wait. Although he hadn’t made it obvious, Arwen understood that he didn’t want her to feel burdened.

And that though was enough to make her feel warm inside. Out of her instinct, she leaned forward, pressing her lips over his.

This wasn’t their first kiss but still, the fluttering touch made their breath hitch and heart race. They didn’t need to deepen their kiss to feel it, just that moment of chaste touch felt enough.

"If I could I would lock you here," Arwen muttered under her breath, keeping her proximity with Aiden, their slow breaths mingling in a rhythm. "But sigh, I don’t have the heart to cage you even if I want to have you all for myself."

Aiden chuckled softly and Arwen’s pupils dilated for a moment. She has seen him laugh before but never from this proximity. So, when it happened this time, she couldn’t ignore it.

If his smile could charm you, then his laughter like that had all the ability to make your heart race.

"Why are you laughing?" Arwen asked right after she realized how easily she got lost in the moment. "Do you think I am just saying?" She pulled away to look into his eyes. "Mr. Husband, I am being serious. Sometimes, I truly want to lock you up so that no other woman could get their eyes on you. You seem so precious, you know?"

Her words came with such sincerity that Aiden couldn’t take his eyes off hers. Her gaze seemed to hold thousands of stars when she talked to him like that.

"What? You don’t believe me?" she asked again when she didn’t hear him speaking.

Coughing, Aiden quickly shook his head, "Well … I believe you," he said, Arwen’s eyes narrowed at him.

"Then what’s with that look?" she asked, not giving him a chance to refuse. "You looked as if you were seeking the reasons to believe me." She didn’t realize but she had for the first time read his expression that she always thought to be unfathomable.

Aiden didn’t deny it. Nodding, he accepted, "Maybe because until you, no one had said that."

"Who else can?" Arwen scoffed, before shrugging nonchalantly. "Other than me no one else can." She said those words with such confidence that it even surprised her, but then taking it as a casual reaction, she simply ignored the surprise. However, Aiden raised his brows at her, to which she quickly explained. "I mean I am Mrs. Winslow. Other than me, who else holds the right?" _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}