Chapter: 668

A knock interrupted her thoughts. Hastily wiping her tears, she instinctively hid the report beneath her blanket and said, “Come in.”

Ariana anticipated a nurse or perhaps Horace. So, when a familiar figure appeared, she was genuinely surprised.

It was Theodore.

She stared at him in surprise.

It wasn’t his presence that startled her, but rather the fact that Theodore did not break in without her permission. He usually would employ a courtesy knock before entering. This time, however, he waited patiently outside, demonstrating an unusual level of respect for her response.

Theodore made Ariana feel a sudden discomfort. Instinctively, she held onto her blanket a little tighter, her emotions swirling as she met his

air. But after experiencing such danger and being rescued by Theodore like a personal savior,

Ariana was unsure of how to face this

her gaze, evading his eyes, and whispered,

moving towards her, “Horace mentioned you were looking

made him slightly uneasy. He paused,

wrong? Did she not wish

possibility made his heart

think she’d deny his claim, a faint “uh-huh”

was subtle,

of relief, and, with a heart lightened,

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