Ariana began to speculate if someone else was involved. Perhaps, Sarah had inadvertently let the secret slip?

The memory of Sarah's guilty expression on the day after Ariana had rented the apartment crept up on her.

Ariana was seething with anger as she stormed to the staircase to call Sarah who had already flown to a different city.

When Sarah finally answered, her voice was bubbly with excitement.

"Hey, sweetie! What's up? Why are you calling me so early?"

Ariana's fury only intensified at the sound of her cheerful voice.

"Did you do something to me?" she demanded.

Sarah sounded perplexed.

"What are you talking about?"

Ariana gritted her teeth.

"Did you tell Theodore where I live? He's now my neighbor!"

Sarah gasped in surprise, and then broke into laughter.

"Oh, my God! I didn't think Theodore would go that far! He's such a player, that CEO of yours."

“Sarah! Why are you laughing?” Ariana demanded.

“Very well, I'll stop laughing," Sarah responded gravely.

"I apologize, but I had no other choice. You can't imagine how terrified I was when he showed up in front of me with more than ten menacing, muscular men. I thought I'd crossed paths with some nefarious gangsters."

Ariana was momentarily at a loss for words. Sensing her unease, Sarah quickly conjured up an excuse and hung up the phone.

"Alas..." Ariana sighed.

Deep down, she knew that Sarah's reaction was reasonable. After all, Theodore was a force to be reckoned with. Besides, Sarah was an artist of SJ Entertainment. She couldn't go against her boss.

The thought of moving again had crossed Ariana's mind, but the phone call changed everything. It was pointless to hide from Theodore because he would eventually find her. She couldn't bear the thought of him harassing her friends, so she decided to stay put.