Theodore almost choked.
He looked at her, speechless.
He said, âI donât understand why the hell you would think that.
â
His tone irritated her so, not to be outdone, Ariana retorted hotly, âI havenât even said anything to scold you! Youâre always so sarcastic.
I donât even know how to talk to you sometimes.
â
âIâm sarcastic? Give me an example.
â Theodore was so infuriated that he laughed and stared at her pointedly.
His expression obviously warned her not to say another word, or heâd kill her.
Ariana immediately gave in.
She lowered her eyes and said insipidly, âI canât remember.
Iâll tell you if I think of one.
â
Theodore opened his mouth to say something else, but Horace and the doctor entered the room at that moment.
Ariana instantly diverted her attention to them and asked, âDoctor, how are his legs? Is he okay? Is it possible to cure him?â
The doctor glanced at Horace with a strange expression.
He faced Arianaâs hopeful eyes, decided to bite the bullet, and said, âThe patientâs legs are seriously injured.
â
The expectation in Arianaâs eyes dulled, and her shoulders drooped in disappointment.
âButâ¦â
Arianaâs head jerked up as he spoke again, and she became hopeful.
âBut?â
The doctor let out an awkward, strained laugh and said, âBut this operation happened to cure any remaining problems.
As long as the patient goes through successful physiotherapy, thereâs a chance for a full recovery.
â @
Ariana beamed with joy.
She turned to Theodore and exclaimed cheerfully, âDid you hear that? Thereâs a chance for a full recovery! That means you canât slack off this time.
You have to work hard in the therapy, in case something like this happens again.
â
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Theodore nodded meekly.
âI know.
â
âThe patient needs to rest in the hospital for at least two more weeks.
His family must come with me to go through the admission procedures.
â The doctor didnât say anything more and asked Ariana to go through all the necessary formalities with him.
Ariana agreed and followed the doctor out.
It was only Horace and Theodore left in the ward.
Horace looked at his boss, who couldnât move, and asked cautiously, âYou pretended to be disabled so that Darian and Jasper could relax their vigilance and you could have time to find their weakness.
The plan has only been carried out halfway through.
Why are you suddenly changing your mind and using this chance to drop the act now? Is it because of Ms.
Edwards?â
Theodore looked at Horace and snapped, âWhat? Did you hurt your brain? Donât you know what you should call her?â
Horace immediately understood what his boss meant and changed the way he addressed Ariana.
âIâm sorry.
I meant Mrs.
Anderson.
â
Theodore looked satisfied.
He huffed, âGood.
Since she wants me to recover so badly, why not satisfy her? Besides, itâs really inconvenient to be stuck in a wheelchair all the time.
â
âBut what about Darian and Jasper?â Horace was concerned about their original plan.
Theodore shrugged and said indifferently, âDonât worry.
I have other ways to deal with them.
â
After considering it for a while, Horace asked, âSince you have already accepted Ariana as your wife, when will you let her know about the Fredrick family and let her meet your grandfather? Mr.
Fredrick has been urging me many times in private.
Heâs been looking forward to meeting his granddaughter-in-law.
â @
Theodore went quiet for a while, thinking.
Then he said, âThereâs no rush.
Iâll talk to Grandpa myself.
â