The expectation in Ariana's eyes dulled, and her shoulders drooped in disappointment.

"But..."

Ariana's head jerked up as he spoke again, and she became hopeful.

"But?"

The doctor let out an awkward, strained laugh and said, “But this operation happened to cure any remaining problems. As long as the patient goes through successful physiotherapy, there's a chance for a full recovery."

Ariana beamed with joy. She turned to Theodore and exclaimed cheerfully, "Did you hear that? There's a chance for a full recovery! That means you can't slack off this time. You have to work hard in the therapy, in case something like this happens again."

Theodore nodded meekly.

"I know."

"The patient needs to rest in the hospital for at least two more weeks. His family must come with me to go through the admission procedures." The doctor didn't say anything more and asked Ariana to go through all the necessary formalities with him.

Ariana agreed and followed the doctor out.

It was only Horace and Theodore left in the ward. Horace looked at his boss, who couldn't move, and asked cautiously, "You pretended to be disabled so that Darian and Jasper could relax their vigilance and you could have time to find their weakness.

The plan has only been carried out halfway through. Why are you suddenly changing your mind and using this chance to drop the act now? Is it because of Ms. Edwards?"

Theodore looked at Horace and snapped, “What? Did you hurt your brain? Don't you know what you should call her?"

Horace immediately understood what his boss meant and changed the way he addressed Ariana.

"I'm sorry. I meant Mrs. Anderson.”

Theodore looked satisfied. He huffed, "Good. Since she wants me to recover so badly, why not satisfy her? Besides, it's really inconvenient to be stuck in a wheelchair all the time."

“But what about Darian and Jasper?" Horace was concerned about their original plan.

Theodore shrugged and said indifferently, “Don't worry. I have other ways to deal with them."

After considering it for a while, Horace asked, "Since you have already accepted Ariana as your wife, when will you let her know about the Fredrick family and let her meet your grandfather? Mr. Fredrick has been urging me many times in private. He's been looking forward to meeting his granddaughter-in-law."

Theodore went quiet for a while, thinking. Then he said, “There's no rush. I'll talk to Grandpa myself."