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?"

chuckled. "I told her! She seemed

paused, then asked, "Did she

thought for a moment. "She mentioned it's

Sidney's face suddenly darkened.

"So, are you guys together? When you are, don't forget to send me a

his voice cold. "Did you

Alex froze, finally noticing the

Alex stammered, hurrying back to his desk, wondering "What

good mood a second ago, so why did

the gift box. The

work, pushing everything else

...

had planned a casual day out with a few close friends for

them, Tiana Evans, suddenly said, "My brother's flying back to the country today. How about you all come with me to the airport to pick him

"No, no! You all have to come with me. We'll just pick him up real quick, and maybe we can even make him

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255