Chapter: 566

As the drug took effect, the fierce intensity in his eyes gradually waned, and he regained his composure.

Theodore glanced at the time; it was already two o’clock in the morning. He presumed Ariana must have retired to bed by this hour.

Without hesitation, Theodore rose from the bed and made his way to the adjacent room. He pressed the password into the keypad, and the door unlocked.

The room remained silent, as if she was sound asleep.

With expert ease, Theodore entered the bedroom. Ariana lay asleep in a disheveled posture. Her face was flushed, and the quilt was discarded on the floor. ©

lifted the quilt and carefully tucked her in. Seated on the edge of the bed, he gazed at her in

to depart. Before leaving, he noticed a medicine bottle on the nightstand. Curiosity compelled him to examine

he discovered it

this bottle when she returned from the hospital after her physical examination. Had she been taking

was a

the bottle, but found nothing amiss. Indeed, it was simply a vitamin supplement. Satisfied, he retuned the bottle to its

his steps. Extracting two pills from the bottle, he secreted them in his

through the spring sky. The wind billowed the curtains, creating a

nose and detected a familiar smoky scent, still in a daze. Shaking her head, she concluded that

morning, Ariana accompanied Betsy to the airport to

her long-lost friend. Her enthusiasm surpassed that

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