Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO
Chapter 541 - 541: She accepted.

Creases formed between Mia's brows as she stared at Arwen, not understanding her words for a moment.

Did she hear her accept the invitation?

She might not know much about the differences that Arwen share with her parents. But as far as she had understood, Catrin Quinn had always tried to use her daughter as a pawn.

Given how she tried to humiliate her at the annual party, even a blind person could tell that her intention behind this invitation wasn't coming out of some goodness.

Instead, it's just to humiliate Arwen further.

And if she could tell this, she was sure that even Arwen could.

Then why was she still accepting the invitation? Shouldn't she be rejecting it straight away?

"Ma'am, I don't understand. This —"

Before she could finish, Arwen interrupted her smoothly. "Mia, I guess you haven't read this invite well," she said, making the girl frown a little.

"The invite?" she asked with clear confusion.

And Arwen smiled, nodding. "Yes, the invitation." Then she gestured for her to look down at the card in her hand. "This invite hasn't been given to Arwen Quinn. It has been sent to the newly appointed CEO of Davies Internationals."

Mia still looked confused.

Noting which Arwen further explained. "Arwen might have reason to refuse the invite straightaway. But the CEO of the company doesn't have any reason to refuse the invite. Especially not when we have a few projects partnered with Quinn Corporation."

It was only when she said, Mia noticed the name of the invitee on the card. And the frown only deepened between her brows.

Which mother plots like that against her kid?

"But ma'am, the motive behind the invite doesn't seem to be pure," she spoke her thoughts out. "Mrs. Quinn might try to do something against you. Even back at our company's event, she tried her best to humiliate you. And I fear she might try the same again."

Of course, she would.

More than Arwen, who else knew this?

"I know," Arwen nodded. "She would try it all over again, not just to humiliate me, but also to get back at me for what happened at the annual event."

"Then why are you still agreeing to go?" Mia asked, clearly concerned. "If it's important for the company to attend it, we can send someone on your behalf. Your presence could be overlooked."

"It wouldn't," Arwen shook her head. A slow smile curled up her lips. "Not until it proves how incompetent I am to not even be able to draw a line between my personal and professional life."

"But ma'am, …"

"Mia, it's fine," Arwen said interjecting. "I am not that easy to be bullied. I won't let anyone have the satisfaction of seeing me humiliated that easily anymore."

Although she said it like that, Mia still couldn't ease.

But since Arwen had decided, she didn't persuade her anymore. Nodding, she simply said, "Okay, ma'am. I will send them your confirmation."

Arwen looked down at the card again before pushing it back into the envelope. "Also, help me look for a dress," she instructed, adding, "Reach Aurora again and ask Aura to see if they have anything that would suit me."

"Sure, ma'am. I would do it right away."

With that said, Mia bowed a little and then left.

Meanwhile, at Quinn Corporation —

Catrin's secretary knocked at the door, seeking permission to enter.

Catrin had been working on something. Getting interrupted like that, a crease of irritation formed between her brows. "It better be something important, Lia," she warned the moment the secretary entered her office.

"Ma'am, it's about the invite that we sent to Davies Internationals," Lia said. This might not be important, but given how Catrin has asked her to keep her informed. She was sure she wasn't interrupting for no reason.

The irritation between Catrin's brows at once eased. "Yes, tell me," she asked, looking anticipative of something. "What did she say? Did she refuse? Asked for an appointment?"

"..." Lia didn't know how to respond. She was not even sure what her boss was looking for.

An appointment with her own daughter?

If that's what she was seeking, would setting one have solved it?

Why does she have to go to the extreme of adopting someone for it? Doesn't she fear that she might lose her daughter instead?

"If she is asking for an appointment, give it to her," Catrin said as if she were sure that Arwen would come looking for her. "I would love to see her confront me for this?"

As long as she shows her intent of coming back to her side, it would be hard to dispose away Emily.

However, when she didn't hear her secretary responding to her, her brows pulled into a frown.

"What?" she asked, looking irritated again. "Tell me, what did she say? She refused and asked to meet me, right?"

Lia shook her head, "She didn't."

"Then?"

"Ms. Arwen sent a confirmation of her appearance. She accepted the invite and have agreed to come," Lia answered. Her gaze darted back to look at the tablet in her hand. It still had the acceptance email open in the inbox. "They have even sent warm wishes."

Catrin heard that and her jaws clenched tight.

Arwen had learnt to test her patience, hadn't she?

"Seems like she has not yet understood the crisis —what she is about to lose," she gritted.

Lia was about to suggest her mind. But before she could, Catrin spoke out about her plans.

"Look for some good paparazzi and media houses. I want them to hype up this news from us."

The secretary sighed. But anyway, she wrote it down, nodding.

"Also, don't just ask them to use dry news, ask them to spark it up, adding how things are progressing on our end. Call Emily and make her act accordingly." She paused suddenly with a thought and added, "Or wait! Include me too. It will look better if people see me bonding with my new daughter. This will definitely make everyone understand that it's not some joke."

Lia was slightly taken aback. Glancing up, she asked, "Ma'am, you want to show up with Ms. Emily?"

And her surprise was not an exaggeration, for as far as she had known, the lady had never cared to even accompany her own daughter to the places where she was desperately and importantly needed.

Yet now she was agreeing to show up in front of the camera with her adopted daughter.

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