From Ariana's question, Theodore knew she saw him stand up during the fire.

He stared at her, and many thoughts rushed through his mind.

He knew that she was angry about the fact that he had hidden a lot of things from her. However, there were some things that he couldn't tell her now. He had long wanted to tell her that he was pretending to be disabled, but he just couldn't find a chance to do so.

In fact, he was pretending to be disabled so that Darian and Jasper would lower their guard around him. He had no intention to deceive Ariana.

If he and Ariana were a couple with no love involved, he would not have to worry about how she would feel after his lie was exposed.