"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?

...

at Sidney's expression and suddenly asked, "So, tell me, why did you quit your

"I want to focus on my studies. The work at the studio was too intense, and I couldn't concentrate." Ruth

would it be? What do

out, but she still

reluctance, she chose not to press further and instead asked, "Why haven't we seen Miss Young lately?

settled in Larbor City now," Sidney

Ruth said, breaking into a warm

the news that Aveline had found her

Young is such a good girl. It's just a pity that things didn't work out between the two of you. I blame my own poor health for holding you back. If it weren't for me, you could have..." "Mom," Sidney interrupted her. "Stop

like hearing such things, so she didn't continue the

restaurants and coffee houses. He couldn't afford to be idle-his mother's medical bills were constant

at the coffee

up, he saw Maria

at the counter, her eyes gleaming with amusement as she looked at him. Sidney responded curtly,

phone, quickly the code, and then backing leisurely as

work for

bother replying,

seem

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