After taking another glance at Theodore, Kenny smiled.

“Of course, Ms. Edwards. Please, follow me."

Kenny led everyone to the surveillance room and pulled up the footage.

"It was around eight o'clock when it happened," Ariana said as she stared at the screen.

Kenny fast-forwarded through the footage of the time she suggested. It didn't show anything except Ariana going in, followed by Jett, and then Ariana leaving and returning with Theodore. There was no other man.

Ariana was incredulous. She watched the footage multiple times before she finally said, "That's impossible. He had to have left through that door. How could he disappear without a trace?"

Kenny paused before saying, “Maybe you were too scared, so..

“Do you think I hallucinated?" Ariana cut him off, her face serious. That was no hallucination. The person who saved her had to be real. Jett's current state was proof of that. She could never have done that all on her own.

“Okay, how about this? I'11 get someone to check all our surveillance footage. Just to be sure that we've covered everything." Again, Kenny wiped the sweat from his brow.

"That will take some time. We have a Lot of cameras, after all. But don't worry, Ms. Edwards. I'll have my men talk to the guests who were here tonight. We'll get to the bottom of this, I can assure you."

He spoke with such earnest she felt she couldn't ask anything else from him. She simply sighed and said, "Well, thank you for handling it."

“My pleasure." Kenny smiled. He seemed relieved.

Ariana then returned to her dressing room. She got changed and sent Ivan a text explaining that she felt unwell and had to go home. Theodore kindly offered her a lift back and she accepted.

On the way, Ariana looked out of the window, still in a daze. The events of that evening had really shaken her up.

“Why were you there? Do you want to be a model?" Theodore asked, trying his best to sound nonchalant. His eyes were fixed on the book in his hand.

“No, I was doing Ivan a favor." Ariana turned to look at him and after a short pause, she continued, “Ivan is the designer who cooperates with SJ Entertainment. I'm sure you've heard about what happened before."

Glancing up from the book to give her a meaningful look, he said, “That's good. Show business is like a cesspit. It's no place for you. And you're still my wife until the divorce. I hope you can stay away from other men in the meantime."

Ariana was a little confused by this.

“Don't worry, I won't have much contact with men, unless it's for work."

“Really? Well, that's good to know." Theodore chuckled to himself.