Chapter: 438

Frowning, Theodore looked around. Seeing that there was indeed no one in the kitchen, he turned off

the stove and called Ariana. However, there was no reply.

It was dark outside and the rain was still falling heavily.

Theodore looked for Ariana everywhere on the first floor but did not see her. His face darkened and he

had such a complicated expression that it was hard to tell whether he was nervous or angry. His first

guess was that she had run away.

He came out of the side hallway and pulled out his cell phone expressionlessly. He intended to send

someone to catch Ariana as soon as possible. Just as he was about to make the call, he heard a heavy

fall coming from the greenhouse.

He rushed there and to his surprise, he saw the familiar figure cleaning up some flowerpot pieces on

the ground.

Theodore’s uneasiness immediately subsided. The moment the woman turned around, a gentle smile

appeared on his gloomy face.

“Why did you come here? Did you get hurt?” Theodore asked anxiously. He quickly took her hand and

checked it carefully. His eyes were full of tenderness and affection.

Ariana had been scared several times during the night, and right now, there was already sweat on her

back. She didn’t want him to see her nervousness, so she acted like nothing had happened. “I was

hungry and wanted to get something to eat. I heard a noise coming from the greenhouse and when I

came, I found a black cat sneaking around. I accidentally knocked over the flowerpot when trying to

catch the cat.”

Theodore listened to her carefully and didn’t interrupt her at all. He held her hand as she spoke and

gently rubbed it.

Although Ariana did her best to look calm, she was obviously very nervous when she was speaking.

However, when she saw that Theodore acted like he didn’t care about it, she was relieved.

At that moment, the cry of a cat was heard. The black cat quickly fled through the window.

“That is the cat I was telling you about,” Ariana said quickly, pointing at the black cat.

The black cat had shown up in time, as if to confirm what she had said.

Theodore finally let go of Ariana’s hand and looked at her with a smile. “You don’t have to pick up the

pieces of the flowerpot. The servant will clean it tomorrow.”

After saying that, he took her out of the greenhouse.

As they left, Ariana took a glance back. When she saw the door of the greenhouse closed, she felt

relieved.

Originally, she came downstairs to eat something because she was hungry.

However, the cat’s interruption and what she saw in the greenhouse caused her to lose her appetite.

She ate only two bites of the food she had heated and returned to the bedroom.

As for Theodore, he had received an impromptu phone call and had to retreat to his study. Ariana was

thus alone in the huge bedroom.

She tossed and turned in the bed. Every time she closed her eyes, she thought of the golden shackle.

This made her so nervous that she trembled with fear and was unable to fall asleep.

Ariana sat up and looked around the room.

Unlike Theodore’s room in the Anderson family residence, this room in the manor was so desolate. The

walls were clean, but there were no decorations, not even tables, chairs, or sofas. The only thing she

could sit on was the bed.

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