The sight before him rendered Theodore speechless. If at first, when the female hotel staff told him what she saw, he still harbored doubts- still instinctively wanted to trust Sigourney- then now, he was utterly stunned. For a fleeting moment, he stood frozen in place like a statue. "What is the meaning of this, Sigourney?" Theodore stared at Sigourney's smudged makeup and disheveled hair, and rage surged instantly within him. Sigourney, too, was flustered the moment Theodore suddenly appeared. She hurriedly got out of bed and stepped toward him, but the movement only made her disheveled state worse-her loosened clothing and the vivid red marks on her skin became all the more visible. "Theodore, I can explain..." Sigourney grabbed Theodore's hand, her lips moving constantly, y

