It was then that she noticed Holden had called and messaged her multiple times, informing her that Melon was with him.
She immediately called him back, and the call was answered quickly.
“Hello?” Ariana said.
Upon hearing her voice, Holden immediately detected its hoarseness and asked with concern, “What’s wrong with your voice? Are you ill? Where are you now?”
Ariana, hesitant to reveal her participation in a love-variety show, answered vaguely, “I’m fine. I just promised to join a show for a friend, and it’s been quite hectic Wanting to steer away from further probing, she quickly shifted the conversation to Melon. “Has Melon adjusted well in your place?”
“Yes,” Holden responded reassuringly. “Melon has settled in nicely. I’m taking good care of him. Don’t worry.”
Considering that Sadie was absent, Ariana felt comfortable with Holden taking care of Melon, especially since Devin was also in Holden’s place.
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The two continued their conversation a bit longer.
Still not fully recovered, Ariana felt a wave of drowsiness wash over her as she listened to Holden’s voice. Soon, she drifted off to sleep mid-conversation.
Holden, noticing the shift in Ariana’s breathing and the added nasality in her hoarse voice, grew concerned. It was clear Ariana wasn’t well, yet she hadn’t disclosed the details of the show she was on.
After a moment of thought, Holden sent a message to Randell. “What show did Ariana sign up for?”
Randell didn’t send back a reply.
Holden glanced at his watch and guessed that Randell must have fallen asleep.
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Therefore, Holden didn’t ask him any more questions. He didn’t hang up his call with Ariana. As he listened to her breath from the other end, his eyelids became heavier until he eventually fell asleep.
When Holden woke up the next morning, he saw that Randell had already sent him a reply.
“I have no idea what the show is about since Ariana told me nothing about it.”
Reading this, Holden frowned slightly and had a feeling that something was not right. Why hadn’t Ariana told Randell about the show?
On second thought, Holden thought that perhaps it was a temporary arrangement or not an important program, which could be why Ariana hadn’t mentioned it.
Shrugging off his confusion, Holden got up to look after the two kids.
He first summoned them up and then took them to the bathroom to wash up. After that, all three of them went downstairs together to have breakfast.
The moment they got downstairs, they met Adrian already sitting at the table with a ghostly look on his face. He hadn’t touched the breakfast in front of him, and there were two dark circles under his eyes.
“What in God’s name is wrong with you? Have you gone insane this early in the morning?” Holden asked Adrian with a raised eyebrow as he sat opposite him.
Adrian shrugged lazily as he stared at the plate in front of him and asked slowly, “Can you teach me how to win a woman’s heart back after hurting her deeply? How can I convince her that I’ve realized my mistake and will do everything in my power to make amends?”
Holden opened his mouth to reply, but he was quickly cut off by Adrian, who shook his head and said, “Wait a minute. Why am I even asking you about this? You’re also in a dysfunctional relationship. In fact, you’re just like me.”