Her jaw dropped, and she brought her hand to her mouth in shock. He had been stripped off his clothes, leaving only his socks and underwear. His face was covered in bruises, and there was a puddle of vomit beside him. It wasn't clear whether someone had knocked him unconscious or if he was simply too drunk.

For a second, Ariana felt pleasure at seeing Jasper in this sorry state. Then that same strange feeling came over her. It all seemed a little too coincidental.

“Let's go," Theodore said again, rolling down the car window.

"I'm coming," Ariana answered. She had no choice but to turn away.

As soon as she got in the car, she excitedly turned to Theodore.

"Guess what I just saw?"

“What?" Theodore asked.

“Jasper lying, stripped naked in an alley, beaten black and blue. Isn't that great? Who do you think did that? Whoever it was deserves an award!" Ariana couldn't contain her excitement. She burst into such an intense Laughter that her shoulders began to shake.

Theodore gave Ariana a look of amusement. Her good mood was infectious.

"Is it really making you that happy?”

“Of course!" Ariana's eyes began to water from laughing so hard. She blinked at Theodore.

“Aren't you happy about it?"

“That loser doesn't get to impact my mood,“ Theodore said Lightly. Ariana pursed her lips. She supposed she hadn't really expected much reaction from him. She had never seen him sad or happy. It seemed he only had two emotions, angry and not angry. Only when he was scheming did he smile.

Ariana asked again, "So, who do you think did it?"

“It's a dangerous area. Someone getting robbed while drunk is no surprise," Theodore said dismissively.

Ariana nodded, slightly skeptical, but didn't ask anything else. But the question continued to whirl around her mind, even after she had returned to her room.

Although she could easily imagine Jasper getting lost while drunk, he couldn't have been that drunk. After all, he had been able to calmly lie to Brielle and then leave when she appeared.

Besides, Jasper had been practicing boxing since he was a child. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to beat him up that easily.

Who could it have been then?

Theodore? It was in his character to seek revenge for even the smallest grievance. But could he really do that with his disability? Did he make Horace do it?