Daniel suddenly remembered it all. And the pieces finally clicked into place from the day when he first saw him with Arwen ... when she introduced him as her husband.
No wonder he looked familiar.
He had met him back then.
But wait ...
They met again after so many years ... Was this a coincidence or destiny?
His brows furrowed as he glanced back at Ryan. "They had known each other from the beginning." He was referring to Arwen and Aiden.
However, Ryan didn’t seem to believe the same. Chugging his scotch, he set the glass at the table and shook his head. "It doesn’t seem so. Arwen didn’t look that familiar to him. She —"
"You can’t say that for certain, Ryan." Daniel intervened before Ryan could even finish speaking about his doubts. And when he saw his brows furrowing, he explained his reasons. "In all these years, you have barely cared to know Arwen. Her past stands still out of the question."
"Furthermore, we have both seen them together. And from the start, they have always looked perfect together. Their history is evident, even if you want to deny it."
Daniel was not sure of Ryan, but he had seen it with his very own eyes. And he would never deny it.
Aiden and Arwen looked perfect together. Even if this was just a mere coincidence, he believed it was a coincidence created by their strong destiny.
Ryan’s fingers clenched around the bottle before he poured himself another drink.
"Evident history?" Taking a strong sip, he scoffed, "What evident history are you talking about, Daniel. They probably have no history, no destiny between them. If they had, he wouldn’t have left her that day like that."
Pointing his fingers out, he continued with a tone full of grudge. "Although she didn’t undergo any severe surgery, still, how could he leave her there ... alone —without any care. Is that how the people with history behave? Irresponsible." He swallowed a big mouthful of his drink and shook his head in reproach. "He didn’t even come back. He —"
"No, Ryan," Daniel cut him off. "That’s not true."
Ryan didn’t understand. He paused and stared at him, only to see him shake his head at him. "What are you trying to say?" he asked
Daniel looked at him with sympathy. He knew what Ryan was trying to do. But he couldn’t let him weave those delusions now when everything was finally coming to light.
"I am just letting you see the truth, Ryan. Nothing else," he said before giving him a weak smile. Then, taking a small sip, he continued, "He didn’t leave her without any care, Ryan. That day, he left after making sure of everything."
Ryan looked clueless, and Daniel was not surprised, for he knew Ryan hadn’t seen Aiden making arrangements. It was he who had seen it all.
That day, Daniel might not have known Aiden’s identity, but the way he had seen him making frantic calls just to ensure that Arwen was looked after throughout the surgery gave off the aura he still couldn’t forget.
"South City Hospital wasn’t the best hospital in Cralens, Ryan. Then, why do you think the great Clark family appeared to participate in a simple case of an accident that doesn’t even match up to the complicated medical cases they deal with every day?"
Daniel reminded, and the knit between Ryan’s brows only intensified at his words.
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