"That's impossible. I put a lot of sugar in it. Besides, ginger tea isn't supposed to taste bitter anyway." Ariana didn't believe him. She sat up and craned her neck over him to take a sip herself.

Before her lips could touch the porcelain cup, they instead collided with another pair of warm lips as Theodore intercepted her route. He lowered his head and kissed Ariana on the lips before separating and looking deeply into her eyes.

"It indeed isn't bitter. It's very sweet."

Ariana's cheeks turned crimson very quickly as she pushed the man away.

"Where did you learn that?" she mumbled under her breath.