Tears welled up in Ariana’s eyes and her whole body was trembling slightly. She buried her face deep in the clothes, trying to inhale

Theodore’s familiar scent. However, after five years, the clothes only carried the smell of the fabric itself mixed with the scent of sawdust from the wardrobe.

The harsh reality was ruthlessly breaking her illusions.

“Theodore, why? Why did you leave me here all by myself?” Ariana murmured in a trembling voice.

She made an effort to calm down. With her eyes still red, she put the clothes back in the wardrobe. When she turned around, her gaze fell on the dusty decorations on the shelf. The thick layer of dust almost hid the original appearance of the figurines.

At this time, Ariana regretted not coming back here due to fear and allowing the memories she shared with Theodore to be covered in dust.

She made up her mind this time to come back here regularly.

With this in mind, Ariana tidied up the room a bit before leaving.

As she was about to leave, she suddenly noticed that, unlike the other dusty figures, the top of one of the figurines on the shelf was clean. It felt like someone had just touched it.

Ariana’s eyes widened in astonishment as she picked up the doll.

was a shocker, to say the least. Had an uninvited guest made their way in? Yet, the room had no signs of a break-in, and

assessed her door lock and found no trace of

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authorized were herself and Theodore, their fingerprints the only keys. Who else, if anyone,

flickered to Sarah’s snapshot at the

all odds, that Theodore was not truly deceased? Was he

stairs, reaching the residential area’s security office. Breathlessly, she addressed the guard, “I’m the tenant upstairs. I urgently need

at the Fredrick

sat down for dinner with Adele

to engage with Adele, but upon catching wind of Holden’s return outside, she swiftly put on

be oblivious to Holden’s return, only registering surprise when

“Holden, you’re back!

tired? Have you had anything

to remove Holden’s coat, he disregarded her completely, handing the coat to the

into an awkward one,

down for a

at the dining table, where the servant

a few quick bites, Holden unexpectedly broached the

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