Ariana tilted her head back and responded, "You said you couldn't book a room yesterday, so you had to stay with me. It seems you were lying. And how did you manage to move me here without me noticing?"

Ordinarily, there should have been some noise when Theodore transferred from the bed to his wheelchair, but she had heard nothing last night and hadn't felt herself being moved.

Theodore explained serenely, "You were in a deep sleep, so I asked the hotel staff for assistance."

In truth, it was him who had carried her in his arms to this room.

Before she could ruminate further, he pressed a button on the bedside remote. The electric curtains slowly opened, flooding the room with dazzling sunlight.