Horace assisted Ariana to the bed, retrieving the prescribed medicine from the doctor and offering it to her.

Once she took the medication, her agitation subsided, but she still trembled slightly.

“Mrs. Anderson, let me fetch an extra blanket for you. The nights can be chilly,"

Horace suggested, aware of her trembling despite the room's heating. He fetched a cashmere blanket for her.

It was a VIP ward for two people. Horace had anticipated their needs before Theodore and Ariana woke up. Little did he expect that they would have such a heated argument.