She appeared carefree and audacious.

Maria's demeanor was the perfect mix of frustratingly playful yet deeply disarming. As she lounged lazily in her chair, Sidney watched her in silence, contemplating his next move. Finally, he broke the silence. "I want forty percent."

"No," Maria replied casually, but her tone left no room for negotiation. "Thirty percent."

Sidney sighed deeply, feeling the weight of her unwavering decision.

Maria, noticing his frustration, flashed a teasing smile. "Or, we can go back to my original offer-you marry me, and it all becomes our shared property. No need to split anything." Sidney's response was swift. "Let's just sign the contract."

Maria raised an eyebrow, amused.

Clearly, marriage wasn't on his agenda.

"Tsk..."

Was he a fool for passing up such a convenient offer?

legal team, quickly

was in place, both of them signed, making

the papers signed, Maria's playful

him down so he had to bend over, catching him

frowned, confused by her sudden

him a quick kiss. "Here's to a

collar, she stood up and walked

but the contract was signed, and his mind was

...

attention to her bigger plans. She still intended to take that

was starting to plan her escape, her phone rang a client calling to schedule

smiled faintly. "Sidney's in charge of the studio now. If there's anything you need, feel free to reach out

been dealing with you, from the start. This

realizing the client had a point. "Alright, see you

take time to

handover would be

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