Chapter 1973

"No. It won't happen. It won't happen again," Tammy murmured. She looked dazed, and her body swayed violently. She almost stumbled over the chair in front of her. She forced herself to steady herself and raced out of the room as if she were making an escape. She would never again think improperly about a man who belonged to someone else. When Theodore saw Tammy almost fall, he instantly held out his hand. However, his hand never touched her. Even after she had left the room, he remained unmoving, with his right hand still outstretched. Only then did he slowly and stiffly retract it. Then, he sank into a half-crouch and buried his face in his hands in pain. Nobody would've believed that the legendary eldest son of the Carter family, idolized by influential figures like Zayn, Ian, and Charles, had a vulnerable side like this. A long time passed before he finally lifted his face from his palms. His usually icy eyes were tinged with redness, tears lingering at the corners. He pulled