The relationship between the two was simply flat and tasteless. Besides, it was also a long-distance relationship. Ariana didn't feel her heart pounding when she saw Jasper or long for him while they were apart.

Thinking about her previous relationship now, Ariana realized that it couldn't be considered a real, romantic relationship, since Jasper was scheming and devious, and she seemed far too stupid to be aware of her situation.

Earlier in the elevator with Theodore, Ariana noticed his furtive glances at her and she had a hard time suppressing her smile. Even she herself couldn't understand why she was so excited.

She was desperate to share her feelings with someone, so she checked her contact list and finally decided to call Sonia.

It was very late now, and Ariana thought that only Sonia, who worked as a paparazzo and writer, might still be awake.

Sure enough, Sonia answered the phone in a second. Before Ariana could say anything, Sonia snarled, "Dam it! I'm so pissed!"

“Wow! What's wrong?" Ariana was stunned and asked in confusion.

“Damn it!" Sonia swore again, and then complained, "The man I told you about, who gave me tens of thousands of tips this morning, reported my novel to website regulators, and they removed my book! The damn bastard!"

Ariana was stunned for a moment as her mind processed the information.

"But for what reason?" she asked Sonia, "Why did they withdraw your book all of a sudden?"

Sonia wiped invisible tears from under her eyes and began to curse violently, "Can you believe it?" She threw her arms in the air with frustration.

"The reason he reported is that he felt the novel's contents were unrealistic and misleading for the reader. He thought these factors would result in a negative light on the novel.

What a ridiculous reason for God's sake! He's definitely not the rich man he tries to act like. In fact, in my opinion, he's nothing more than a simple bumpkin. Wait a minute. I think I've figured it out. All the tips he gave me were just to sabotage the future of my novel! Is my book really only worth about one hundred thousand? It's an amazing book we are talking about, and it's gone. This guy better hope I don't find out who he is, or he will definitely regret his words."

"Can it be posted online again?" Ariana asked with her guilty conscience eating away at her.

“I won't know until I talk to the editor, but either way, all my efforts to gain heat have been in vain." She croaked, her voice cracking slightly.

Sonia took a deep breath to settle her rising emotions. She was on the verge of having a breakdown. Her voice climbed a few octaves as she whined on the phone, "It's unbelievable that this kind of person even exists. He did all of this just because he thought the novel was surreal. Surely he isn't aware that it's normal for novels to be fantastical! I have a feeling that he failed in pursuing a woman using the lead character's techniques, so he decided to vent out in anger."

She was right.

Ariana gulped, but instead of confirming Sonia's theories, she just put on a fake look of frustration. She pretended that she didn't know who this man was and cursed along with Sonia, "Your novel is a great success, and that is undeniable to anyone who has read it. I don't think some random report is going to keep your book from being back online. As for that reader, he was probably so obsessed with the fictional plot you created that he did this..."

Ariana wasn't sure where she was going with that and didn't know how to continue discrediting the reader. After all, Theodore did all of this for her, which made her a part of this whole report situation. Sweat beaded at the nape of her neck as she swallowed her words because she realized that reprimanding him would be the same as reprimanding herself.

Sonia continued with her constant insults and curses targeted at this mysterious man, not noticing that Ariana had suddenly become very still and very quiet. She paused her frantic pacing as a thought occurred to her.