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.

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

Arwen stared down at the sketch in her book, and a faint sparkle lit her eyes. "I don't draw usually," she said, and Mia's gaze darted back to the picture on the paper.

"Then Ma'am given how well you have drawn him; you seem to have a talent in art. It's like you don't need to practice a lot to make it come perfect," Mia replied, but that's not what Arwen meant to say.

But she wasn't disappointed at all. After all, she hasn't told anyone about this before. Glancing up, she nodded. "Yes, you can call it a rare talent because I can't draw at all."

"You can't draw?" Mia didn't understand.

And seeing her confused, Arwen didn't mind explaining it to her. "Yes, a rare talent," she said, immediately adding, "Because this talent comes rarely in me." She then glanced down at Aiden's image she had drawn. "I can't draw people always. I can only do it when I am missing them and they aren't around."

Destroy it.