The air in the car was awkward. It was as if the two of them were two worlds apart.

The silence was killing Theodore. He pinched the space between his eyebrows as his patience ran out. He cleared his throat and asked, “Are you avoiding me?"

Ariana's heart did a flip. She slowly turned to look at him. She shrank back to the door and replied, "No. Why would you think that? I have a lot on my plate. That's why I now leave for work early and get off work late. It has nothing to do with you."

“Then why are you sitting so far away from me? Am I a leper? I don't have any disease, so I can't infect you. Come closer."

Theodore turned his head and glanced at Ariana. His eyes were frightening and dangerous.

His authoritative tone made her give up instantly. She pursed her lips and reluctantly moved closer and leaned back.

A nice masculine scent wafted into her nose immediately. Ariana froze and didn't dare to look at him. From the corner of her eye, she saw him approaching her.

The air between them became hotter than before. Ariana's heart was beating fast as she expected him to kiss her. But a sudden click sound brought her back to her senses. She looked down and saw that Theodore just fastened the seat belt for her.

She bit her lower lip in embarrassment. He didn't intend to kiss her at all!

Theodore withdrew his hand, leaned back, and looked at his wife's flushed face. He teased, "Why are you blushing? Were you expecting something else?"

Ariana shot him a searing glare.

"I was expecting you to stay away from me. I could have fastened the seat belt myself."

Theodore chuckled. He sighed and changed the topic.

“Do you know that Lynch evaded arrest?"

"You are also keeping tabs on that guy?" Ariana inquired in surprise.

"Yeah. I know he's coming at you," Theodore responded casually.

Ariana's heart skipped a beat. A streak of cold sweat ran down her back. She bit the insides of her mouth and asked cautiously, “Do you also know what I did to Lynch?"

It was a given that he found out about what happened between her and that mysterious man if he knew that she lured Lynch to a hotel.

Ariana held her breath, her heart thumping against her chest.

Theodore replied with a meaningful smile, "I wasn't sure before, but this question of yours implicated you. I found it rather strange that Sarah was proven innocent just because Lynch's dirty linen was exposed to the public. You had been working hard to clear up Sarah's name, so it wasn't farfetched to suspect that you had a hand in what happened."