Breaking Free, Loving Again -The Flash Marriage with Mr. CEO novel Chapter 801

Chapter 801: Awful mother.

Although Arwen laughed, tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, hinting at the emotion twisting inside her chest. Shaking her head slowly, she stared at Catrin and asked in a mocking tone, "Don’t you feel pathetic now?"

Catrin tilted her head to the side, her gaze empty, revealing more about what happened to her. "Pathetic?" she repeated blankly. Her voice felt weak, detached —like a broken record that had forgotten its rhythm.

Arwen’s jaw tightened, and keeping it locked, she nodded. Her eyes were sharp as she looked at Catrin. "Yes, pathetic," she said, taking a small step closer. "You spent your entire life chasing the perfection that was never needed, the power that held no meaning, the control that never mattered —only to end up in the state ..." her hands spread to gesture towards her, "... like this. It’s pathetic."

Her voice trembled —not with pity, but with the ache of something deeper. "So, tell me how it feels being there? I am sure it must not be as bad as it is because for you, it was never a big deal. That drug was simply meant to rectify the mistakes without keeping any guilt. Isn’t it?"

Catrin blinked, her brows pulling together as though trying to remember something ... understand something. "I ... I don’t know. How could one feel something? Can you teach me?"

Arwen’s chest tightened. There was no satisfaction in seeing her mother in this state. What she felt inside her chest was just a hollow ache that came from all the resentments she could never forget or let go of. It would stay rooted forever ... and ever.

Her fingers clenched, and she closed her eyes to hold her tears back. Then, opening it, she looked back at Catrin and said, "I don’t think you have yet received enough because what you did to me wasn’t just cruel, it was inhumane. And no punishments could ever compare to inhumanity. So, even seeing you like this isn’t satisfying for me. I so wish ... to see you suffer the worst because you deserve every bit of it. Every single bit of it."

Catrin tilted her head again, her lips parting in a faint laugh that didn’t reach her eyes. "You ... sound familiar," she whispered, her voice cracking. "Did I ... love you?"

Arwen froze. For a moment, her heart faltered, torn between anger and an old longing that refused to die. But the very next moment, her expression steeled. Looking into her eyes coldly, she took a step closer and leaned down a little. "You didn’t love me at all. Not even a bit. Never. So, don’t confuse it anymore. You loved no one but yourself. You chose no one but yourself. Not once, but always. And that’s what resulted in your situation today. You are left lonely —not just for today but for the rest of your life."

Those words made something shift in Catrin’s gaze. A fear, along with desperation, crept up her soul. She grabbed Arwen’s hand and shook her head, unwilling to let go. "No! No, I can’t stay alone. I can’t stay lonely. Please ... please stay with me. Will you?"

Arwen stared at her. A self-mocking tear slipped from her eyes. All her life, she wanted this —her mother asking her to stay by her side. But today, when it finally happened, she no longer carried the same craving. Instead, the idea repulsed her.

She yanked her hand off her grip and took a step back, creating the distance between them. "I won’t because you don’t deserve it. All you deserve is to be alone, and that’s what you will have from now on."

Catrin shook her head and tried to grab her hand again, but Arwen only took another step behind.

"I came here to confront you today, but it now seems useless. Stay and enjoy what you have gathered all your life. This isolation. And trust me ...", she paused briefly, only to add with a smile, one that was cold and cruel. "Here, no one will question your control. You will have it all as you have ever wanted."

With that, she gave one last glance at Catrin before turning to leave.

Aiden was still standing near the door. He stared at her, but Arwen didn’t respond to his gaze. She just met them with nonchalance as she walked to him. "Let’s go."

Aiden didn’t need her to respond. He just wanted to be with her, and as long as she wasn’t refusing him from that, he didn’t feel the need for anything else. He gave a nod to her and turned to open the door for her.

But just when Arwen would have stepped out, Catrin’s voice halted her. "You are my daughter, aren’t you?"

Arwen froze.

"You are my daughter. How can you leave me ... your mother lonely here. Stay with me. Mama would always love you. She would also give you the best toys and candies, okay?"

That begging would have even melted the stone, but Arwen —she had grown numb to it.

Her lips lifted at the corners in a disdainful smirk as she smoothly dismissed it as though she were heartless.

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