"Yes, sir," Horace replied respectfully, but he snickered in his heart. Theodore shouldn't have been so mean to Ariana since he was going to help her anyway.

When he left the office, Horace closed the door carefully and sent a message to Adrian as he waited for the elevator.

"Changes are about to be made in the company."

*

After hanging up on Theodore, Ariana wrapped herself tightly in her quilt and let the tears stream down her face.

She didn't want to cry, as she felt it was like admitting that she had lost, but when she played back Theodore's cruel words in her mind, she couldn't hold it back.

After some time, she slowly lifted herself up. Her eyes were red and the pillow was damp with tears.

It was getting dark now, but she felt much better after crying for a while. She took out a tissue and wiped away her tears.

She knew that, although Theodore's words were harsh, he was right.

If she had more experience, she would have added more clauses to the contract and this would never have happened.

Besides, Theodore had no obligation to help her clean up her mess. They had been on opposite sides from the beginning, and only after finding a common enemy had they come to the same side.

Even disregarding all the external factors, there was still an insurmountable gap between them.

She should stop having such selfish thoughts and getting carried away with unrealistic ideas.

It was indeed true that the one who fell in love first was doomed to lose.

They were not destined to be together. Theodore was like the bright moon in the sky, while Ariana was like a moth. She would die if she pursued light.

Already feeling low, this realization was the last straw for her.

She really was nothing to him.

Throwing her phone on her bed, she tried to get herself to start thinking logically again.

She should never have let herself get affected by Theodore. From now on, no matter what he said or did, she would try and stay calm. Neither happy nor sad.

And she should thank him for not helping her, avoiding another chance for her to fall in love with him even more.