Chapter: 293

He followed her, catching up when she almost reached the door. “You don’t need to knock anymore. The lock code is your birthday.”

Ariana’s abrupt stop caught Theodore off guard. She turned around and gazed at him, her eyes probing. “Theodore, do you have a crush on me?” ©

He frowned and instinctively wanted to deny it.

Before he could even respond, Ariana sneered and cut him off, “Don’t bother denying it. I know the answer already. You made it clear to me that I should never fall for you, so I won’t. I won’t bring any complications to your life. Please respect my decision and keep your distance from me going forward. Don’t say things that could mislead me again.”

Ariana turned her back and left without giving Theodore a chance to speak.

Biting her lower lip, she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and reminded herself that she shouldn’t let

response, Theodore’s deep, resonant voice filled the air, stopping her in her

words hung in the air, electrifying and powerful, sending a shiver down Ariana’s

Ariana’s face flushed with embarrassment and anger as

replayed Theodore’s words in her mind. “Ariana,

scoffed at the audacity of the

buried her face in the soft, plush toy to hide her shame. Her heart was pounding

could she have let herself fall for someone so arrogant and full of himself? She imagined Theodore laughing at her foolishness as she had fled

he think he was? A prince charming who could charm her

bed, trying to shake off the unwanted

it was

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