As if he were numb, the hand in which Holden was holding the phone slowly lowered from his ear, and he stared at the screen displaying the call had ended. He sat there for quite some time as a lingering daze enveloped him.

Despite the situation, Holden clung to a resolve. He firmly decided that he wouldn't completely cut ties with Ariana like this. He didn't want her to completely vanish from his life as if they never knew each other.

He couldn't even fathom what would happen if Ariana and he were complete strangers.

Holden sat there, caught in a daze, reminiscing about every Little detail related to Ariana. From their one-night stand to the time they shared up until now, he thought about everything concerning her.

Amidst his thoughts, Holden suddenly recalled the photo of Theodore and Ariana that Melon had shown him before. When he came to his senses, he already found himself looking at the photo on his phone, his fingers impulsively brushing against it.

Holden looked at the photo and saw the warmth and happiness emanating from the moment it was captured. He gazed Lingered on Ariana's bright smile in the picture for a long time before slowly shifting to the person who had captured Ariana's heart: Theodore.

Seeing Theodore sitting in a wheelchair, a surge of confusion rippled through Holden's heart.

Furrowing his brow, Holden scrutinized the image, examining the person in the photo...

Somehow, a sudden thought flashed through Holden's mind. He came to realize that every exit of the apartment had a ramp installed.

Holden was a sharp man, and instantly, his intuition was able to connect these two things together. Now, Holden had a rough guess of the truth. However, upon careful thought, he still wasn't sure about it.

To confirm his thought, he immediately went online, his fingers quickly typing on the keyboard as he searched for information about wheelchairs.

Indeed, his search revealed that many houses would have a specially designed ramp if the person living there was a disabled person and had to rely on a wheelchair for daily mobility. The information included details such as the height and style of the ramp. Most surprisingly, the setup was exactly the same as the ramps he had found in the apartment.

Holden suddenly had a strange feeling. It was as if he was able to start connecting the missing pieces together, but still, it felt like he was still far from seeing the truth clearly.

Holden took a deep breath to calm his pounding heart.

He tried again to think carefully and logically. Were those ramps in the apartment specifically made for wheelchair access?

Lowering his head, he examined his long legs and stomped his feet a few times to experience if there was any pain. But there were no vivid sensation of pain.

He furrowed his brows in confusion.

It stood to reason that if the apartment had been outfitted with specialized ramps, it meant he must have relied on a wheelchair five years ago.

Holden was lost in thought. Then, his gaze fell on the puzzling photos once again.

The thought he had initially made in his mind didn't vanish even after careful considerations. What exactly was his connection to Theodore?