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

The next day,

Davies International's annual event was all over the news. While a few of the articles covered the dignitaries invited, many tried to speculate what the core agenda was for the event.

The celebration was delayed by more than a month, and they all had their doubts.

While a few discussed their recent success, there were also talks of a mysterious Vice President who had always remained in the shadows.

"Wenna, I feel like today is going to be a big event," Gianna said, scrolling through the news. "The hype online is real. They are all waiting for the evening to start. Are you ready for this?"

Arwen was sitting very calmly. "It's fine," she said, "I knew someday I would have to do this. So, there is not much that I have to prepare personally. As for the work, what was needed to be done is done."

Gianna nodded, liking the confidence in Arwen's tone. "That's my girl. You don't know just how much I like this kind of confidence in you. You simply look extra perfect like this."

Arwen chuckled. "Then I would let you see more of me like this hereafter. Anyway, I would get a lot of opportunities to flaunt."

"Definitely, you will," Gianna chimed, excited. "And when that happens, I would love to see your mother and Ryan's reaction to it. They will be the two most regretful souls existing on the face of Earth, then." She tsked in disdain, shaking her head as if imagining it already happening.

Arwen paused at that.

Regret? She wanted to laugh at that.

There was a time she wanted to see her mother regretting for treating her so less. For not seeing her capabilities.

However, now, she simply doesn't care.

Whether Catrin Quinn regrets the things she did to her or not would not change a thing for her.

The resentment Arwen had realized in her heart would never go away. It would stay unshaken for life. Nothing would heal her.

"Are you excited for it?"

Gianna's voice suddenly snapped Arwen out of her thoughts, and she looked at her, blinking to comprehend the thought behind the question.

Gianna saw through her confusion and could help but purse her lips in response. "I asked, are you excited to see your mother and Ryan regretting?"

Arwen thought for a moment before smiling and shaking her head. "What excited?" she asked as if the idea itself wasn't right to begin it. "Ryan's regret has nothing to do with me. He is just another stranger in this wide world. And when a stranger regrets, you feel nothing."

Gianna thought for a moment. Although she would have begged to differ there, she didn't voice out her thoughts. If anything, Arwen's indifference would only add to Ryan's punishment. The more Ryan gets punished, the more satisfying it would be.

"And what about your mother? She might finally see your worth and regret for not treating you right for years." Gianna might have never said it to Arwen, but she didn't like her mother at all. That woman looked so oppressive and always treated Arwen like she was nothing but a tool in her hands that she wanted to use to prove something to the world.

Seeing her like that, she has thanked the universe so many times for not giving her a mother like this. Gianna might not be a big fan of her mother, Efa. But she knew her mother acted like a mother, unlike Catrin Quinn.

Arwen shook her head before clicking her tongue. "That's not happening," she said, chuckling lightly with disdain. "She is Catrin Quinn, and Catrin Quinn knows not to regret. Not because she is right, but because she doesn't accept being wrong. So, no matter what happens today or tomorrow, she would never accept that somewhere in her life she had been wrong."

Arwen has seen Catrin closely and knows her well. So, even in her dreams, she hadn't deluded herself into thinking that she would ever see her mother accepting her fault.

Instead, she could already see the worst coming tonight.

Gianna felt the tinge of resentment that Arwen tried hard to conceal in her words.

Reaching out, she grabbed her hand and patted the back of it empathetically. "It's fine, Wenna. You don't need her anymore. You have had me before, and you even have my uncle. With us both here, there would be no one who would be able to bully you anymore."

Arwen knew Gianna was trying to cheer her. She smiled, nodding. "Indeed, after all, your kicks have worked the best for Ryan all these years. A few more will be enough to teach him the lesson."

"Absolutely!" Gianna tapped her heels. "This time, when I kick him, I will make sure to keep my heels sharp enough to give him the scar that he wouldn't forget for life. How dare he bully my friend?"

Arwen couldn't help but laugh, and Gianna also joined in, bursting into the flutters of laughter.

Right at that moment, Arwen's phone pinged with a message. When she checked, she realized it was time. Getting up, she said, "It's already time. I need to make a move to get ready for the evening."

Gianna stood with her. "Fine, then go ahead. All the best. Shine like no other. And yes …" she paused to add seriously, "Remember to send me your picture after you get ready. I need to see you before you head to the event."

Arwen smiled but nodded. "Fine, fine. You too. Stay safe on your way. Don't miss your flight. Do you get it?"

"Do you think that's even possible?" Gianna rolled her eyes. "It's not my mother who had asked me back, it's my father. I simply can't bear to wrong him."

She felt envious, but knowing that not everyone deserves every happiness, she didn't take it to heart. Smiling, she leaned in and hugged Gianna. "Have a safe journey, Anna. I will be here, missing and waiting for you. Return soon, okay?"

Gianna nodded, and with that, Arwen left.

The evening was soon about to start, and many were waiting to see the night unfold.