Scarlet_Shine

She gave up her dream of shining on the ballerina stage —for him.
 
She sacrificed her self-respect —for him. 

She forgot her true identity —for him. 

But even after all that, she couldn’t compare to the woman who held Ryan’s heart.

Arwen Quinn, heiress of prestigious Quinn family, realized too late that no matter what she did, she would never win Ryan’s love. The future that awaited her was a life trapped in endless misery of a loveless marriage. 

So, decisively, she ends their relationship and walks away. What she didn’t expect was that in breaking free from Ryan, she had opened the door for Aiden to enter her life — a chance that he had been waiting for. 

Aiden Winslow, an enigmatic CEO isn’t just mysterious —he is determined, and won’t allow to take Arwen away from him again.
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Aiden narrowed his eyes, “Are you sure about this?” 

“If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t have asked,” Arwen replied coolly. “Stop dawdling. If you’re unwilling, I’ll find someone else who can get the marriage certificates today.”

His expression darkened as he pulled her close. “Once offered to me, it’s mine alone.”

Unfazed, Arwen asked, “So, do you accept? If yes, we’ll get the certificates now.”

“On one condition,” he said. “I don’t do contract marriages. The woman I marry will be the woman I share my bed with. If you agree, then we’ll—”

“Not a problem. Let’s go,” Arwen said without letting him finish, pulling him into the Civil Marriage Bureau.

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Catrin's frown deepened. "Ryan, you think whatever was between you and Arwen was merely an arrangement?"

The reminder that things were merely an arrangement hurt more than what Ryan had imagined. Not once … but every time.

But, given how often he had heard it, he has gotten accustomed to the pain.

"What I think doesn't matter because that's the truth —one that I failed to see for years," Ryan said dejectedly. It was this misunderstanding that made him grow overconfident in thinking that he could treat Arwen the way he wanted and that she would still love him with the best.

However, he failed to realize this sooner that there might be no love in her heart …

How can there be when he did nothing to make such feelings bloom in her heart? All that he did was humiliate her, and treat her like she meant nothing to him.

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