Chapter: 673

She watched Theodore recover consciousness and instinctively hid the medication, not knowing why.

Learning that Ariana had refrained from giving Theodore the medicine, Horace breathed a sigh of relief. He elucidated, “The boss indeed faces certain health challenges, but they are manageable as long as he refrains from taking that medicine.”

Ariana regarded Horace skeptically, her gaze probing the mixed emotions etched on his face. As thoughts of Theodore’s peculiar condition during his sickness swirled in her mind, an unpleasant suspicion took hold. Her countenance darkened, and she scrutinized Horace intently, testing his resolve. “Tell me, is your boss engaged in drug use, by chance?”

“No, no, absolutely not!” Horace hastened to defend Theodore, even raising three fingers as if taking a solemn oath. “While the boss may possess peculiar temperaments, he never indulges in any illegal substances. I can vouch for that.”

A wave of relief washed over Ariana as she let out a breath. She seized the moment to push Horace further, her tone unyielding, “Then, what precisely is this?”

to some of the boss’s past entanglements, private matters that are not mine to divulge. Despite my awareness, I don’t believe it is right to reveal them without

pushing him further would yield no additional information. She acknowledged that he was merely Theodore’s subordinate, burdened

with a heavy sigh,

momentarily. He had been uncertain how to navigate Ariana’s relentless inquiries, and now he

Finally, he spoke pensively. “Nevertheless, Mrs. Anderson, it is fortuitous that you have discovered this truth. I have endeavored to dissuade the boss, but he remains

was not meant to have this

what this medicine tastes like?” she

aftertaste,” Horace responded,

the bottle, replacing them with vitamins from the bedside table. She then handed the

say that I discovered the bottle,” she

and felt reassured by its plausibility. Given that Theodore always swallowed his

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