“I’LL come back later.”

I’m sorry to interrupt,” Horace mumbled.

With urgency, Ariana pushed Theodore away and quickly rose to her feet, calling out to Horace before he could leave, “Your boss has had a mishap. Please come and help him up.”

Horace cleared his throat and was momentarily stunned by the fiery gaze of Theodore.

Ariana had turned around to face the wall. She was lost in the moment, her cheeks still aglow and her breath still ragged.

Despite Theodore’s menacing expression, Horace summoned the courage to cautiously assist the man back to his bed.

Horace presented Theodore with a new phone and said, “Your previous phone was unfortunately damaged in the accident. But I’ve taken care of it, sir. The new phone has all of your previous data transferred over.”

Theodore nodded and his expression softened a little. “Thank you.”

“Just doing my job, sir,” Horace replied, before quickly making an excuse to leave.

toward the still turned away Ariana. “I’m feeling a bit hot, I need to clean up.

showed a look of concern. “No, the doctor said

could you help me clean up

with a hint of authority, still seated on the bed in his

be swayed by Theodore’s arrogance, “I’ll find Horace

room, Ariana called for Horace, but he had already

out a disgruntled snort. “Horace is always

wife; it’s your duty to assist me

a deep shade of crimson, a mixture of anger and shyness, as she wondered if Theodore was aware of the fact that they were not of the same gender. Their relationship was merely a

a new idea in mind, Ariana suggested, “What if I find you

me except for those I trust. If you don’t

her conscience as she gazed upon Theodore’s strong yet pained form, turned away from her in silence. Despite his usual air of arrogance, she couldn’t help but sense

result of her actions, and the simple request

how much he detested feeling unclean, and the thought of him being

tenderness in her heart, Ariana surrendered to Theodore’s request. Nodding, she promised, “Okay. I will fetch you

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