Now that her guess was confirmed today, Ariana didn't want to think about it any further.

She had only met Holden a few times. Most of the time, she chatted with him online. They weren't really close, so she couldn't understand why he had done such a thing for her.

Ariana was not naive and she knew well that there was no such thing as platonic friendship between men and women. She had made it clear to Holden that she was a married woman, so they could never have any sort of romantic relationship.

Whether he did this on a whim or it was an opportunity he'd been waiting for a long time, Ariana was clear that she couldn't let this situation continue.

Ariana made up her mind as she picked up the warm milk from the table and took a big sip. Then she picked up her phone and clicked on the black profile picture she hadn't contacted in a long time. She sent a gif of a kitten knocking on a door, along with the message, “Are you sleeping?”