But Ariana's patience reached its limit, and she swiftly turned around, delivering a resounding slap to Theodore's cheek. The sound reverberated through the building, and with teary eyes, she choked, “Enough! If you had said all this before I became pregnant, you might have a point, but now that I am carrying our children, what purpose do your words serve? How dare you make a unilateral and cruel decision to abort our babies! And worst of all, you wanted to do it without my knowledge! No matter how close we are, you don't have the right to make such a decision about my body and our children!"

Theodore stood there, stunned into silence, unable to find a single word to respond.

Tears streaming down her face, Ariana looked at him, her voice full of sorrow.

"I have never doubted your love for me, and I can imagine you had your reasons for doing all this. I know it's connected to the medication Jasper injected me with, but why couldn't you have been honest with me from the start? Why do you always take the self-righteous path?"

Having said her piece, Ariana turned away without another glance at Theodore.