Hearing this, Ariana looked at Theodore in surprise, only to find that he was eating seriously as if he had heard nothing.

She shrugged, picked up the spoon, and took a sip. She had no appetite before. But after having a spoonful of the soup, her taste buds were brought to life. She was in a better mood as she drank more spoonfuls.

Theodore casually ate the food on his plate and watched the woman who practically buried her head in her bowl.

For some reason, he got a little upset whenever Ariana was so depressed.

Before she arrived home, he heard about what transpired between her and Jasper today. He just didn't say anything because he wanted her to ask for his help.

However, she didn't utter a word. Theodore had no choice but to bring up the topic.

"I heard Sarah was replaced for the variety show."

Ariana looked up at him, not surprised.

After a pause, Theodore continued, "If you want, I can help you. You just have to ask."

"I..." Ariana paused, remembering what Jasper said earlier today. She felt it was true that Theodore couldn't protect himself now. She didn't want to get him into trouble by asking for his help.

After thinking it through, she shook her head and forced a smile.

“I'm good, Theodore. What happened is just a minor setback. There will be other opportunities for Sarah later."

Her sudden cheerfulness and optimism didn't fool Theodore at all. He knew that she was only pretending. Although he didn't press on, he made up his mind.

Ariana ate to her satisfaction before going to her room. She took a shower, but she couldn't sleep immediately. She decided to do some carving with clay. The outcome was a palm-sized sculpture of a person.

The more she looked at the sculpture, the more she felt that it looked like someone. She took a pin-sized graver and engraved Theodore's name on its feet.

Suddenly, Ariana burst out laughing. The sculpture looked so amusing. She altered the sculpture's facial expression and made it look like it was crying.

The good laugh lightened up her mood further. After a while, she pulled herself together and began to check her emails.

Sarah was on the right track to getting back her good reputation. She was sought after by many now. There were numerous invitations for interviews and guest appearances at top shows. But these shows didn't want any long-term cooperation with Sarah. They just wanted to use her for clout now that she was trending online.

Although it was good for Sarah to be on screen, leveraging on such publicity wouldn't do her career good in the long run. She might fade again soon if care wasn't taken.

If that happened, even the smallest production team wouldn't want to invite her.