[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi":3,"chapter-breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-chapter-525":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1747798,2234,"Chapter 525: A mere stranger.","breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-chapter-525",525,"\u003Cp>Arwen hadn't informed anyone that she would be coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to surprise Aiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something strangely satisfying in the idea —of showing up unannounced, catching him off-guard, and then seeing a rare smile of delight on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small smile played on her lips at the thought as she pushed open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment she stepped inside, that smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows furrowed at the sight of Ryan standing there, but her gaze quickly shifted —fixing on his hand, which was tightly gripping Aiden's collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't sure what was happening there, but seeing Ryan's hand on Aiden was enough to push her off the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a second thought, she charged forward and yanked Ryan away, her movement swift and furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then —without hesitation —she raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp sound echoed through the room, deafening everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan hadn't expected it. He stumbled back a step, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arwen, I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you?\" Not giving him any chance, she spat, her voice cold and cutting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, dazed by both the slap and her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you lay a hand on him?\" she repeated, stepping between them protectively. \"What gave you the courage? Had I not warned you enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan looked at her, searching for words, but none came. He was too shocked to gather his thoughts. His eyes were simply fixed on Arwen, urging her to understand him … even if it was for once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing was heavy, her body trembling slightly from the surge of emotions coursing through her —rage, and something else that she couldn't name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward Aiden then, her eyes softening as she took in the disheveled state of his shirt and the storm still lingering in his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One look in those eyes, and she could tell there had happened something that made him furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't look calm; rather, something had happened that had rattled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand rose almost instinctively. He cupped his cheek, her thumb brushing gently over his skin in a quiet effort to soothe whatever had lit the fire inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you okay?\" she asked softly, her brows knitting in concern. \"Did he do something to you? Did he say something to irritate you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden wasn't calm —not even close. But the sight of her, this worried, this close, this furious on his behalf, anchored him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't let her worry deepen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he said, his voice rough, but steady. \"He didn't hurt me. He doesn't have that capability to begin with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to Ryan, fury tightening his brows. \"He just tried to claim something that was never his.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan's fingers clenched tightly at that. His jaw ticked as he glowered, ready to retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could, Arwen left him no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still staring at Aiden, she gently touched his face, forcing him to look at her. Her voice, though quiet, carried the conviction that silenced the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's yours could never be anyone else's,\" she said softly. \"Be it anything …even me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden paused at her words. He knew she was just reassuring him, but something about the way she said it —calm, certain, unapologetic –stirred something deep within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a balm on an old wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It calmed him. At once. Truly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, Ryan staggered a little when he heard Arwen say that. The blow of her words hit harder than her slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought —hoped —that some part of her still belonged to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her words just now shattered all his hopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arwen, how could you say that?\" he asked, partially in disbelief. \"You barely know this man. How could you say something like that to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen's expression hardened immediately. She turned to pin Ryan with a stiff gaze. \"If you have forgotten, let me remind you, Mr. Foster, the man you are referring to is my husband. And you don't get to teach me what promises I get to make to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arwen, he is not the right person,\" Ryan said, this time more confidently than the previous times. \"Your meeting with him was not a coincidence. He approached you with a purpose. And I am here just to find that out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find out,\" she echoed, chuckling at his confidence. \"You are here to find my husband's intention behind approaching me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan didn't like the way she called Aiden her husbands in every second sentence, but he curbed it. Nodding, he said, \"Yes. I am —\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Arwen didn't let him finish,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell do you think you are to step in between us to find out our affairs?\" Her voice was cold and cutting. \"Do you even hold a position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan wanted to say that he cares for her. That maybe some part of him always would. But something in Arwen's gaze stopped him, drawing a line he couldn't bring himself to cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued, her voice unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Foster, let me clear this again for you. Aiden is my husband. And you are nothing but a stranger to me. I don't need the validation of a mere stranger to trust the man I married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without looking back at Ryan again, she turned toward Aiden and gently interwined her fingers with his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and looked at Aiden, intertwining her fingers with his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he had some hidden motive for approaching me,\" she said, her tone softening only for Aiden, \"that's between him and me. I don't give you —or anyone else —the right to interfere or to question it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words weren't just a declaration. They were a boundary —the boundary that she wouldn't allow anyone to cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, if I have made it clear to you enough, I would like to see you leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, gesturing him towards the door, that she had left it open. Emyr was standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Arwen caught the sight of him, she swiftly cued him, adding loud enough to not leave any trace of misconception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ethan, please escort Mr. Foster out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-06T16:58:39.159Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f92a6904e25f16f11e98fe4997af2cde63596b556fc00cea626f7b04ebbf09e","breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-chapter-526","breaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-chapter-524",823,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbreaking-free-loving-again-the-flash-marriage-wi-cover.jpg"]