Chapter: 575

After securing the bracelet around her wrist, Theodore didn’t immediately release her hand. Instead, he cradled it within his own palm, gently caressing the back of her hand with his fingertips, as if reluctant to let go.

They hadn’t shared any intimate contact in days. Ariana longed to embrace him and seek solace in his arms, behaving like a vulnerable child. But she couldn’t. Her anger towards him still lingered, and she couldn’t compromise on her principles.

Retracting her hand, she feigned indifference. “Are you so certain that I would come tonight? What would you do with this gift if I didn’t show up?” ©

“I’m not certain whether you’ll come or not,” Theodore responded, a bitter smile playing on his lips. “But I’ll wait until eleven o’clock. If you don’t arrive, I’ll have someone send this gift to your apartment.” ©

“Can’t you deliver it to my home yourself?” Ariana couldn’t help but ask, a tinge of anger in her voice. When did he start keeping a distance from her? ©

a moment before finally speaking. “If you don’t come, it means that you don’t

with a suffocating gloom, casting a pall over

engraved nameplate. Etched upon it were not

if he just wasn’t ready

in Ariana’s eyes, unbeknownst until Theodore’s gentle touch graced her

tears streamed down her face, but her sorrow refused to be contained. In a quivering voice, she asked, “Theodore, what mysteries are you hiding from me?

of the past do you guard? What am I to

his voice, to soothe Ariana’s weeping form. His heart ached as he looked at her tears. “You cannot

and with tears blurring her vision, peered at him through her teary eyes. “In my eyes, you were never perfect. Your nature encompasses both darkness and chill, dominance and self-righteousness. Yet, I love

attempt to wipe away her tears was thwarted

I fail to comprehend.” Ariana’’s emotions surged, her sobs still breaking through. “I have professed countless times that since falling in love with you, I shall embrace every facet, including your flaws. Why then do you show a desire to be with me, yet doubt me and deny me the truth?

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