---- Chapter 5 Benedict turned around in disbelief, his eyes fixed on Theodore's suit which matched my gown better. His face drained of all color as his panic rose. "Why are you back, Theodore?" he asked. Theodore smiled faintly. "This is my engagement party. If I hadn't come, I was afraid someone else would sweep Sansa away." Reality finally hit Benedict. He stared at me, his lips trembling. "So all along... You were really going to get engaged to Theodore?" Inodded, slightly puzzled by the intensity of his reaction. "Yes. Didn't I send you the invitation? "What's wrong with you lately? Ever since your birthday, you've been acting strangely, saying all kinds of nonsense. ---- "This is my engagement party today-if you try to pull another ridiculous prank like that cheap online scheme, I swear, Benedict, I won't let it go!" Theodore gently pried Benedict's hand off my wrist and stepped in to defuse the situation, his eyes dark and unreadable. "He's probably just in shock. It's been a while since we last saw each other. I'll take him to the lounge so we can talk privately. "Sansa, could you help guide Benedict's friends to their seats? Thanks for handling it." The moment the door to the lounge closed behind them, Benedict grabbed Theodore by the collar and shoved him hard against the wall. "Theodore, you-" he growled. With no outsiders present, the smile that had lingered on Theodore's face vanished entirely. "What? Ever since Grandpa announced at his birthday banquet that Sansa would become his ---- granddaughter-in-law, haven't you been declaring to everyone that you could never like her in this lifetime? "?'m marrying her so you' ll be free of her, and everyone gets what they want. So Benedict, what exactly are you so angry about?" His sharp gaze locked onto Benedict. Benedict released Theodore's collar and instinctively looked away to avoid meeting his eyes. "She loves me, Theodore. Even if you've decided to bow your head to Grandpa, you shouldn't sacrifice Sansa's feelings or her future just to satisfy him. "These past three years, you haven't taken a single day off for yourself. "your world revolves around work, so a marriage without love probably means nothing to you. "But Sansa is different-she longs for love, needs love. She won't be happy with you.