Had he fallen asleep already? How could he sleep without a blanket? She was about to open her eyes secretly.

The next second, Ariana was lifted up by Theodore.

“What are you doing?" she exclaimed.

As she lay in Theodore's arms, she felt like his arms were like shackles, rendering her unable to move.

Uncertain whether it was due to shyness or having spent too long beneath the quilt, Ariana's face was red. As soon as she raised her head, she saw Theodore's face.

They were very close to each other, and their noses were about to touch each other.

The atmosphere was intimate.

His eyes were full of tenderness. He gazed into Ariana's eyes, making her blush even more.

"Let me go," she muttered and tried to squirm free.

"Don't move," Theodore warned in a hoarse voice, as though he couldn't bear it anymore.

Ariana was alarmed to see a familiar intensity in his eyes.

Fearing another awkward situation, she quickly buried her head in his chest like a turtle and said in a muffled voice, "I won't move."

Looking at her adorable face, Theodore couldn't help but gently touch her hair and then her earlobe with his other hand, his heart softening.

Though Ariana remained still, her heart raced wildly. She wanted to jump up, grab his hand, and bite it hard. But even the slightest movement could cause Theodore to hug her tighter.

Feeling frustrated, she bit her lip, growing increasingly perplexed by Theodore's ambiguous attitude toward her.

She would have preferred a clear answer to his ambiguous attitude.

Just as Ariana's patience wore thin and she was about to ask, Theodore finally leaned gently to the side, allowing her to slide next to him and lifting a corner of the quilt to cover them both.

His arm was still around Ariana's body through the quilt as he cuddled her. He rubbed his chin against her hair and said, "Go to sleep."

She felt really uncomfortable. How could she sleep when they were so close to each other?

It might be better to return to her own bed. If she was lucky, the roach would have left the room by now.