All Chapters of Arrange Marriage to a Heartless CEO: Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

AIDEN'S POVIt isn’t quiet here. It’s dark, but the dark has texture, like smoke curling through a locked room.There’s a hiss first, a long soft inhale, then a steady beep, tick, tick, tick – like a metronome.And under it, a voice I know even when it’s breaking.Charlotte.“Wake up… you don’t get to break that promise now.”The words slide under my skin. They anchor me, pull me away from the crash. My tongue won’t move, my chest won’t rise the way it should. It’s like being buried under ice with my eyes open.I try to reach for her voice.Charlotte. I can hear you. I’m here.Nothing comes out. The machine keeps beeping. The smell of antiseptic wraps around me.Another voice drifts in, older, steadier. It was my mother. She’s praying. She always prayed when she was scared. I used to listen outside her door as a boy, pretending I wasn’t afraid too. The sound of her whispering pulls me deeper into memory: her hand on my forehead when I had fevers, the scent of lavender oil, the tremor

AIDEN’S POVThe ceiling above me looked too white. A slow beep counted the seconds. My throat burned like paper being burned by fire. I shifted a little and the IV tugged at my arm.“Don’t move too much,” a soft voice said.I turned my head. Charlotte was there, sitting on the edge of the chair close to the bed, hands twisted together. Her eyes were red. I suppose it's due to not getting enough sleep.“You’re here,” I whispered. My voice was hoarse.“I told you I wouldn’t leave.” She reached for my hand. Her fingers were cold but strong.A doctor stepped up to the bed. “Mr Kingston, can you tell me your name?”“Aiden Kingston,” I croaked.“Good.” He flashed a light in my eyes. “Do you remember what happened?”I hesitated. Images flickered in my head: headlights, a curve of road, people shouting. “Car accident.”The doctor nodded. “You’ve been unconscious for three days. We’ll run more tests but your vitals are stable.”“Thank you,” I muttered.“And Mr Aiden, you are one lucky man.” I