Theodore didn't answer. He lowered his eyes and stared at her head, lost in thought.

Feeling the strong muscles underneath Theodore's trousers, Ariana had a thought.

He had not reacted at all when the soup spilled on him. Not even a blink. Maybe he was actually disabled. But why hadn't his muscles atrophied at all?

Maybe she was overthinking it.

Distracted, she moved her hand randomly, but then a cold hand grabbed her wrist.

“Enough! Why are you wiping there?"

Hearing the anger in Theodore's voice, she came back to her senses and realized what she had just done. She blushed and looked up at him shyly.

"I'm sorry..." she stammered.

"I was just being absent-minded. I didn't mean to."

“This is the second time.“ Theodore looked at Ariana with a teasing look in his eyes.

Embarrassed, she threw the towel at him.

"Wipe it yourself!"

She turned away so he couldn't see her and bit her Lip remorsefully.

Her eyes were full of shame.

Dammit! What was wrong with her? Once was bad enough, but now she had done it a second time. How could she face him again after this? He was probably laughing at her internally.

“Aren't you curious why Jasper was so arrogant today?" Theodore asked casually.

Ariana turned back to look at him.

"Why?" She sounded confused. He smiled.

"It's because Darian formed an alliance with the other Anderson Group shareholders to get rid of me while I was away. Today, the last shareholder agreed. I will officially be dismissed from the Anderson Group at the next shareholders’ meeting."

As Theodore spoke, he looked down at his pants and began wiping the stains off of them. The tone of his voice was calm, and so was his expression.