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?”

of the boss’s past entanglements, private matters that are not mine to divulge.

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

relented, nodding with a heavy sigh, “Very

Horace, his inner turmoil subsiding momentarily. He had been uncertain how to navigate Ariana’s relentless

I have endeavored to dissuade the boss, but he remains obstinate. Now that you are aware, I implore you to assist. Please keep a vigilant eye on the boss

not meant to have this medicine

tastes like?” she inquired, studying the unlabeled

aftertaste,” Horace responded, remembering Theodore’s prior

from the bedside table. She then handed the bottle

was found in the ward. And don’t say that I discovered the bottle,” she instructed. After a brief pause, she added,

a secret,” Horace promised, accepting the bottle. He admired her cunning plan and felt reassured by its plausibility. Given that Theodore always swallowed his pills without tasting them, he might not

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