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

yield no additional information. She acknowledged that he was merely Theodore’s subordinate, burdened by loyalty

a heavy sigh, “Very well, I

subsiding momentarily. He had been

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 obstinate. Now that you

have

medicine tastes like?” she inquired, studying

with a bitter aftertaste,” Horace

from the bedside table. She then handed the

don’t say that I discovered the bottle,” she instructed. After a brief pause, she added, “If he finds out, say it was my

it a secret,” Horace promised, accepting the bottle. He admired her cunning plan and felt reassured by

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