Theodore took a deep breath of her scent as he stared at the wardrobe, dresser, and shelf that were now cleared of her belongings.

However, the evidence of her presence was still littered all over the room in the form of half-drunk water cups, haphazardly strewn slippers, and her toothbrush.

Theodore often stayed here because there was no denying their love for each other.

His stuff gradually became more and more present in her life and there was even a space reserved specially for him in her wardrobe. However, now there was a blank space where her beautiful dresses used to hang next to his suits and shirts.

‘The room looked and felt so empty as Theodore took it all in. Even the flowers on the balcony hung listlessly from their stems, as if they felt the same emptiness he did.

Theodore gently picked up the clay figurine that sat on the table. He sighed as he flipped the figurine around in his hands. There was originally a partner figurine that paired with this one, but Ariana took hers with her. There only remained the singular, lonely one now.

The clay figurines were made by Ariana after they admitted their mutual love for each other. She said they were the best she had ever made.

She had modeled her own figurine after herself, and it showed, because it looked exactly like her. Theodore's clay figurine was dressed in a suit, with a round face and pink cheeks. It looked very different from Theodore, but Ariana claimed that it looked like him.

Theodore involuntarily smiled bitterly at the fond memory. He gently touched the clay figurine's face and whispered, “You were abandoned."

Horace stood behind Theodore in stony silence with a deep frown engraved on his face. He watched how deeply Theodore stared at the clay figurine and his gut pinched in sorrow and sympathy for him.

In the past, Theodore only pretended to be limp in public, and the wheelchair was useless in private. However, since the fight that he had with Ariana yesterday, he hadn't even attempted to stand up from it.

Horace still remembered what Ariana said outside the ward.

"Since you like to sit in a wheelchair, you can stay in it for good.”

‘Theodore looked like he took her harsh words to heart.

It was obvious that Ariana had made up her mind this time.

Otherwise, how could she have left so soon? It seemed that reconciliation was out of the picture this time.

Horace wished he could help Theodore in his grief but he didn't know how. Only Ariana could mend his broken heart.

The ringing of the phone in Horace's pocket broke the silence in the room. He took out his phone and answered it. He listened to the voice on the other side of the phone for a few seconds before his expression turned cold.

"Okay, I know. Keep investigating."

After hanging up the phone, Horace took two steps forward and said, "Boss, the results of the investigation came out."