The next day, when Sidney arrived at the studio, he noticed a gift box sitting on his desk.

Puzzled, he asked, "Where did this come from?"

Alex appeared again, grinning. "Ms. Maria brought us all gifts. She's back."

""Maria's back?"

Sidney was a bit surprised-she'd returned quietly, without any fanfare.

He opened the box to find some local specialties from South City, the sweet scent of floral pastries filling the air. His expression softened slightly.

Alex, ever the gossip, sidled up next to him. "So, Mr. Troy, how's it going with that girl? Are you two together yet?"

Sidney frowned. "What girl?"

"Don't play dumb. We've all seen her-the pretty one who loves wearing floral dresses. Even Ms. Maria knows about her," Alex said, eyes twinkling with amusement. Sidney's brows furrowed further. "She only got back yesterday, how could she know?"

her! She seemed a bit surprised,

paused, then asked,

for a moment. "She mentioned it's

Sidney's face suddenly darkened.

to the shift in mood, Alex continued, "So, are you guys together? When you are, don't forget to send me

his voice cold. "Did you

finally noticing the

it right away!" Alex stammered, hurrying back to his desk, wondering

a second ago,

box. The interest in looking through it had

focused on his work, pushing

...

planned a casual day out with a few close

you all come with me to the airport to pick him up?" Maria raised a brow. "That doesn't

"No, no! You all have to come with me. We'll just pick him up real quick, and maybe we can even make him buy us dinner." Another friend chimed in, "We've got

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