The manager was soon there. He was shocked when he saw Cole in his disheveled state, with marks on his face. Stunned, Cole's manager couldn't help but ask, "Holy moly! What happened to you? You know your face is your money maker! Why did you let anyone touch it?"

Cole pursed his Lips and said bitterly, “What could I do? I got beaten up. Some people just can't appreciate the kindness of others."

The manager looked him up and down for a second and seemed to have a guess. However, he still asked, "Who did that to you?"

Cole glanced at his manager and hesitated for a moment before confessing, "Tyler..."

After saying the name, Cole said loudly, “I wanted to help him because he hasn't been doing well financially Lately. Who would have thought he would be so ungrateful?"

The manager rubbed his forehead in frustration and said, "You two had a lot of followers before. But then Tyler has decided to part ways with the Anderson Group and started that little studio with Sarah. It's clear they don't have much of a future. Tyler has no future. It*s no good for you to continue to be Linked with him. Remember you also have a large number of fan girls. You should cut off all contact with Tyler.

He is of no use to you now. It will be a wise choice to get rid of him."

Cole, who was usually outspoken, fell silent after hearing his manager's words.

He didn't say a word and just ate the cold kebab in silence.

The manager watched Cole for a while and had the feeling that something was wrong with him lately.

After thinking for a while, the manager looked at Cole warily and asked, “Don't tell me you have feelings for Tyler! It was just an act, wasn't it?"

Cole was so shocked that he dropped the kebab to the ground.

The next day rolled in and Ariana made it to Sarah and Tyler's birthday party all by herself. Theodore had given her a Lift and instructed her to call him when the party was over so he could pick her up. She just nodded in agreement.

After a while, the party wrapped up earlier than expected. Ariana said her goodbyes to Sarah and the others. Instead of calling Theodore, she decided to head to the mall.

She had spent last night racking her brain, trying to nail a perfect gift for him, but couldn't crack it. So, she found herself searching the mall, hoping to find something cool for him. However, her shopping trip was filled with indecision. Everything she saw failed to satisfy her; instead, it all felt ordinary.

Suddenly, she passed a yarn store, and a light bulb Lit up in her mind.

She wasted no time, stepped in and before she knew it, she was out, clutching a bag bursting with a riot of colorful yarns.

When she returned home, Ariana found Theodore lounging on the couch, waiting for her.

As she walked in, he asked, a hint of annoyance in his voice, "I was supposed to pick you up, but they said the party ended early. Why didn't you call me?"

Feeling a smidgen guilty, Ariana responded, "I got caught up shopping with Sarah, and she dropped me home.”