Chapter 213

In the end, Theodore chose to keep it a secret from Victoria and started quietly planning the proposal. But during this time, Victoria had been brushing him off completely—guess that was the price he had to pay. Thankfully, Theodore already had the proposal idea figured out. He just needed a bit more time to get everything ready. Once it was all set, he'd pop the question, and hopefully, when Victoria saw everything, she'd understand and stop being mad. Victoria, on the other hand, watched Theodore come and go every day, always leaving early and coming back late. He looked tired every time he got home, but it didn't seem like it was because of work. The more she thought about it, the colder she felt. They had just cleared up everything between them and were trying to start over, yet it barely took any time for Theodore to start acting like a stranger again. Was being with her really that hard for him? If so, why did he act like he was so heartbroken before, like she was the one person