Biting her lower lip again, Ariana didn't know what to say. She grabbed the hemline of her dress tightly. She was on an emotional rollercoaster. A second later, she heaved a sigh of relief.

Theodore wasn't sure before now, so that meant he didn't know about her escapade with that strange man that night. If he knew, he wouldn't be so calm. He would have kicked her out of the Anderson family home and might even have banished her from this city Eleymond.

After making this conclusion in her head, something occurred to her. She looked up at Theodore and asked, “Did you come to pick me up because you were afraid that Lynch would attack me to have his revenge?"

Theodore chuckled ambiguously. He shrugged, leaned back, and closed his eyes without answering her question.

"Tell me... Were you worried about me?" Ariana asked in a barely audible voice.

She wasn't sure if Theodore heard her or not because he didn't respond. His eyelashes only quivered, as if he was saying yes without speaking.

"Can..." Ariana started, but on second thought, she shut up. She found this hard to believe even though it made her heart warm.

Nonetheless, she still had conflicting feelings. She couldn't forget their dispute the previous night.

Once they arrived home, Ariana opened the car door, got out, and was about to rush into the house as if someone was pursuing her.

“Ariana,"

Theodore suddenly piped up.

“Do you know why Darian hates me so much that he wants me dead, but still made sure to carry out the artificial insemination when I was still in a vegetative state?"

Curiosity more than anything made Ariana stop and look back at Theodore. She had been wondering about this, but she couldn't bring herself to ask him.

The lights in the compound shone inside half of the car.

Theodore's body was partly visible. He sneered, and the spark in his eyes was so terrifying.

“Well, it's because before my mother died, she left thirty percent of the company's shares to me. She wrote in her will that if I ever die without an heir, the shares should be donated to charity."

Theodore paused and continued with a much colder voice, “Darian is a greedy man. He wanted you to have my baby so the shares can be transferred to him in the long run. You are just a tool for him. If you ever birth a child for me, I'd become useless to them. They won't hesitate to kill me."

Ariana's eyes widened in horror when she heard these words. She felt a chill knife through her. This revelation left her so stunned that she couldn't find the right words to say. When she saw Theodore's indifferent expression, she spun on her heels and ran into the house.

“Boss, why did you say that to make Ms. Edwards misunderstand?"

Horace, who was sitting in the driver's seat, turned his head and asked his boss hesitantly.