Chapter: 289

The phone kept ringing incessantly, as Theodore looked at it in irritation. He was about to dismiss the call and put an end to the persistent ringing, but something made him hesitate. There was no caller ID or name mentioned on the screen, and yet he felt compelled to answer. After a moment’s hesitation, he pressed the answer button.

“Hello, Ariana.”

The voice that echoed through the phone was young, vibrant, and brimming with energy, like the first rays of sunshine on a cold winter morning. It was a voice that Theodore did not recognize, nor did he like it one bit.

As the words sank in, his face darkened, and he felt an overwhelming urge to break the phone in his hand. He squeezed it tightly, his knuckles turning white, his mind racing with thoughts of rage and jealousy. ©

In her room, Ariana vented her pent-up emotions by fiercely pummeling her toy bear as if it were Theodore himself.

anger intensified, fueled by her own self-blame for being too cowardly to hear Theodore’s answer. But as she ranted and raged, her thoughts shifted to Theodore and the possibility that

determination to stay away from Theodore,

now free to roam about in front of her all day, just as he had

feeling hopeless and powerless. She couldn’t fathom what Theodore was trying to

thought of him being with Helen tormented her mind, and his sudden appearance had only brought more confusion and

“Douchebag! Jerk. A playboy!”

and tears in her eyes, Ariana let

emotional over Theodore. She knew better than to let her emotions get the best of her, especially with a baby on the

shower and changed into her comfortable pajamas. She crawled into bed,

to sign the contract tomorrow.

started patting her head, hoping to retrieve the lost phone from her muddled thoughts. She heard somewhere that pregnancy could cause a lack of focus,

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