At that moment, words seemed to elude Ariana, unable to mend the fractures in Theodore's heart. She looked at him with a feeling of profound sorrow, gripping his hand firmly.

“Yet... I have my doubts that Marley's death was her own doing.”

Theodore whispered, his voice a murmur of uncertainty, “ALL signs pointed to suicide, but Marley had an insurmountable fear of heights.

How could she choose to jump off a building as a way to depart from this world?"

With eyes closed, Theodore retreated into his thoughts, a lone soldier on a relentless quest for truth and vengeance. While revenge was done, the elusive truth behind Marley's demise still eluded him.

In spite of all the evidence pointing to the fact that Marley had committed suicide, Theodore clung to his suspicions.

Ariana, too, found herself pondering.

“Were there no witnesses to the tragedy?"

Theodore shook his head solemnly.

"No one except Helen, who was present when Marley fell. That's why I've kept her close all these years. If Marley truly took her own life, I want to hear her final words."

The mention of Helen stirred a sense of suspicion in Ariana, as she herself had been deceived by that woman before. She asked directly, “Can Helen be trusted?"

Theodore denied, “I had my reservations, but she had an alibi at the time of the incident, and surveillance footage showed her in the backyard when Marley jumped.”

Ariana thought back to the blue teddy bear and questioned with a hint of seriousness in her voice, "Are you sure that teddy bear was left behind by Marley?"

"Yes," Theodore replied with unwavering certainty, “It was a cherished gift from her foster parents, accompanying her since childhood. She held it dear."

He hesitated, adding, "But while we were going through Marley's stuff, we didn't find it.

Ariana's eyes gleamed with suspicion as she probed further, “Then where did you get it?"

Theodore's nerves tensed, and he gripped Ariana's hand.

"Helen gave it to me!"

This revelation only deepened Ariana's suspicions, and she spoke candidly.

“Although the blue teddy bear was deliberately made to Look old, its production code caught my eye.”