"But what?" Sidney asked, still puzzled.

carefree life."

Maria sank into the couch, her slender body relaxed as she gazed at Sidney. "Miss Powell's suggestion actually gave me an idea. If you and I got married, the studio would become shared property. You wouldn't have to pay a cent to run it, and I could take off and live my Sidney stared at her, utterly bewildered. "Marriage?"

"That's right." Maria nodded, resting her chin on her hand and giving him a playful wink. "What do you think? Interested?"

Without a word, Sidney turned and headed for the door.

This was insane.

First Fawn, now Maria-was every woman in his life losing their mind?

"I'm telling you, if you walk away now, this opportunity won't come around again. I'm being reasonable today, but who knows about tomorrow?" Maria called after him, her tone teasing but calm.

His only response was the sound of the door closing behind him.

"Tsk..." Maria muttered to herself.

He had his principle, huh?

were hard to

ceiling, a deep

it to keep chasing

beginning, it seemed

time went on,

make things

be free-spirited, living life on her own

up, took a long shower,

came by

still hadn't made a deal. Most of the interested parties were fresh graduates looking to start a business. They all thought her asking price was too high and wanted to buy it for less.

he... waiting

into his hands before slipping into the passenger seat without a word. Sidney got in,

he

to speak much, Maria mumbled, "Take

and

dozed off during the

car had stopped outside her building. Blinking sleepily, she turned to see Sidney, his eyes closed, resting as

watched him, then unfastened her

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