Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 73

"And this is Aiden, my husband," Arwen introduced, and inside the car, Emyr let out a quiet sigh of relief. If she had delayed another second, he feared Cralens might have turned into second Antarctica.

Arwen moved to stand beside Aiden, smiling as she continued, "I was planning to introduce you later to my friends, but since you arrived and Daniel was here, I thought, why not now?"

Aiden eased when he heard her introduce him that way. Extending his hand to Daniel, he said, "Hello, Daniel. Nice to meet you."

Daniel studied Aiden for a moment, trying to recall if they had met before, but the memory seemed vague. "Have we met before?" he asked, and Aiden met his gaze evenly, shaking his head.

"I don’t think so. I have never met any of my wife’s friends before," Aiden glanced briefly at Arwen, then back to Daniel. "But it was nice meeting you. Hopefully, we will meet again soon. For now, we will have to excuse ourselves. The weather is getting chilly, and I don’t want her catching cold."

The way he expressed his concern —so naturally, as if it was his second nature. Daniel glanced between them and nodded."Sure, go ahead. I won’t hold you two back. We will meet again soon anyway."

Aiden gave a small nod and then turned to Arwen. "Shall we, then?"

Arwen nodded, before turning to give Daniel a polite smile. "Take care, and drive safely. I will head back first."

Daniel smiled and nodded to her.

As Daniel watched them walk away, he couldn’t shake off the feeling of familiarity he had felt earlier. While Aiden’s demeanour was friendly, there was an undeniable threat in his gaze that he felt very evidently. It felt like his gentleness was reserved for only Arwen. No one else. His aura, though seemingly gentle, carried a subtle warning that left a lasting impression. _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

Had he ever met him before? The sense of familiarity was thin, but it surely was there. He felt like he had seen him somewhere, known him from somewhere.

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In the car, Arwen glanced at Emyr sitting in the front passenger seat, remembering Aiden’s earlier words over the call. "I thought you were done for the day when you returned home. Was the work that urgent?" she asked, curiously.

Aiden turned to look at her and hummed in response. And Emyr bit back the urge to say something. Since when had his boss become so adept in disguising the truth? In the past, Aiden never masked his intentions —if he wanted to do something, he made it clear through his actions. But today, just to pick Arwen up, he had created an entire facade.

If only she knew how long they had waited outside the café for the right moment to call her. Covering the distance from the South District in just an half hour would have been impossible without some careful planning. And his boss … well he always has his ways.

Unaware of all the behind-the-scenes that had happened, Arwen nodded. "My car is still parked. Did you arrange for someone to pick it up?" she asked.

Aiden hummed again. "It will be taken care of. Let’s go." He signalled the driver, and the car began to move in a certain direction.

Something about his tone felt off, probing Arwen to ask, "Where are we going? Are we not heading back home?" She had noticed the road they were heading on was not towards the South District.