“Hello?” came a faint voice. Ariana’s voice sounded slurred, and it seemed like she had been drinking for quite a while.

“..Are you drinking again?” Holden furrowed his brows and shot a question. It was already late at night, and Ariana was drinking, which made him worried.

“N-no. I’m not drinking,” Ariana replied. Although she denied it, her voice clearly showed that she had consumed more than just a little bit of alcohol. Her words were slightly slurred, and she sounded somewhat inebriated. She continued, “Who are you?”

Holden scoffed.

“You don’t even recognize my voice anymore, and you’re saying you haven’t been drinking?”

“So, who are you then?” Ariana persistently inquired in her inebriated state.

“Well… Holden began to speak but then stopped himself.

realized that for Ariana, he didn’t have a_ straightforward identity to claim. Holden

he finally said, “I’m your online

replied Ariana. Her words were still slurring

asked, “Where are

phone, Ariana mumbled something about a riverbank and then mentioned a nearby building before abruptly hanging

mentioned. Feeling helpless, he let out a long sigh again. In the end, he decided to rely on himself and used the location hints she had given. He finally found a bar, grabbed his car keys,

find Ariana. His eyes then landed on a small figure slouching over a table that had more than five

but feel a hint of anger. It was strange for him because he didn’t understand why he felt that way. He looked at Ariana, who was too intoxicated to recognize anyone, and he couldn’t help

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when she was out alone, and

anger dissipated. He gently tapped her forehead

“You must be Theodore,

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