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?"

"I told her! She seemed

asked,

for a moment. "She mentioned it's

Sidney's face suddenly darkened.

are you guys together? When

cold. "Did you

froze, finally noticing the storm brewing on

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

in a good mood a second ago, so why

drifted back to the gift box. The interest in looking

work, pushing everything

...

day out with a few close friends

back to the country today. How about you all come with me to the airport to pick

quick, and maybe we can even make him buy us dinner." Another friend chimed in, "We've got nothing better

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