"No need!" Theodore said quickly.
The woman looked a bit awkward at his sharp refusal.
"Well, I'll... I'll wait outside then."
"Okay."
The woman looked at Theodore, her eyes shimmering. She seemed to have something to say but didn't know how to begin, hesitating as she took a few steps toward the door.
"Actually, I was really happy today. That you asked me to dinner."
Theodore's gaze dropped to the crack in the wardrobe door, as if he could see the person inside.
"If it made you happy, I'll ask you out more often."
"So..." The woman bit her lip. "Are you willing to be with me?"
Theodore paused for a moment. "It would be my honor."
Hearing that, the woman's face lit up with joy.
"I used to watch you from afar, but you never seemed to look my way. So when my brother arranged for us to meet, I had no confidence. I felt like I wasn't good enough for you."
"Ms. Austin, you're being too modest."
"So..." Ms. Austin said shyly, "you're my boyfriend now, right?"
Theodore pulled his gaze away from the crack in the door and turned to Ms. Austin with a faint smile. "Of course."
Ms. Austin's eyes shone brightly. She ran over and hugged him excitedly.
"Theodore, you have no idea. I've had a crush on you for the longest time. I never imagined that one day I'd actually be your girlfriend! I'm so happy! I feel like the luckiest woman in the world!"
Theodore's body tensed slightly, but he let Sherry Austin hug him.
Huddled in the wardrobe, Penelope could see everything happening outside through the crack. Her heart ached with a sour pain. Just like she was now confined to a closet, there was no longer a place for her in his world.


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