These few figures and a pencil drawing were enough to melt Theodore's heart. He was overwhelmed with unspeakable happiness.

He recalled Ariana's mysterious behavior at the restaurant reception after they finished dinner. It turned out that she was writing this at the time.

Theodore could no longer control his feeling of ecstasy. Staring at the note in his hand, he kept grinning like a fool, his heart throbbing with extreme joy.

Even though Ariana didn't kiss or touch him just now, and instead just whispered very common words in his ear, he was still so excited that his heartbeat was racing.

He sensed that she chose not to be too intimate or too distant. Was this the feeling people felt when they finally found their soul mate?

Theodore finally pushed his wheelchair into the apartment. As soon as he closed the door, he stood up and went to the study. He thought that he would only calm down if he buried himself in work.

However, it didn't work at all. Just thinking about the fact that he and Ariana lived separately with just a wall between them made his heart race. He didn't look like his normal self at all.

Was this love?

Theodore felt a little agitated. Love really made people lose control.

Besides Ariana, there was another person he was eager to share his feelings with. It was the first time he felt such a desire. Theodore suddenly pulled out his phone and called Adrian. At this hour, Adrian must have been in one of the many nightclubs where he was very popular.

In fact, Adrian was celebrating with his friends at the time. He swapped his usual formal suit for a leather biker jacket and ripped jeans. His beautiful hair, which even the wind couldn't ruffle, fell over his eyebrows. He looked quite bewitching.

When Adrian saw an incoming call from Theodore, he immediately sobered up and went to a quiet place to answer it.

He thought it was something important. But when Theodore's ecstatic voice came through the phone, Adrian became disillusioned.

"Have you heard of dark times in relationships?" Theodore asked.

Adrian could sense Theodore was over the moon just from the way he was talking.

He was confused. Was this Theodore's way of punishing him for sneaking into a bar during his business trip? Otherwise, why was Theodore torturing him with such a boring question?

Meanwhile...

As soon as Ariana entered her room, she unloaded her previous charade of handling her conversations with Theodore with ease.

Her face was red and her heart was racing. She was overwhelmed with so many emotions right now that it was impossible for her to calm down.

Never before had she been so emotional. She had never been like this when she was with Jasper.