After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

"Oh?" Maria's face showed a faint smirk as she looked at Sidney's cold expression. With a curious tone, she asked, "How exactly do you plan to make me regret it?"

Sidney tightened his grip on her wrist, his eyes locking onto hers as he said, "You care a lot about Lucas, don't you?"

"What do you mean by that?" Maria looked at him with genuine curiosity.

She really wanted to know-what else could he do?

But instead of answering, Sidney loosened his hold on her wrist.

Without further explanation, he simply said, "Take care. I won't be seeing you out."

With that, he turned and headed back to the hospital room.

Maria watched his retreating figure, the interest in her eyes deepening.

What did he mean by that?

...

glanced at Sidney's expression and

complicated matters and instead came up with a quick excuse. "I want to focus on my studies. The work at the studio was too intense, and I couldn't concentrate." Ruth gave him a

countered, "What else would it be?

out, but

instead asked, "Why haven't we

and has settled in Larbor City now,"

wonderful," Ruth said, breaking into

genuinely liked Aveline, and the news that Aveline had found

two of you. I blame my own poor health for holding you back. If it weren't

hearing such

resumes and working part-time at various restaurants and coffee houses. He couldn't afford to be

while working at the coffee

saw Maria

eyes gleaming with amusement as she looked at him. Sidney responded curtly, "Please scan the

her phone, quickly the code, and then

you come back to work for me?". Maria asked, genuinely

bother

seem to