After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

At that moment, as Sidney looked at Maria's radiant smile, his thoughts briefly drifted.

That afternoon, she had been out having dinner with another man.

She'd returned without letting him know.

And yet...

Sidney stopped himself from spiraling further into speculation. His tone was calm as he spoke, "I came to update you on the recent situation at the studio."

"Oh?" Maria raised a surprised brow, clearly not expecting such an excuse from him.

Nonetheless, she opened the door and said, "Come in, then."

After changing her shoes, Maria added, "Make yourself comfortable. I'm going to take a shower first."

Having spent the day out, she felt uncomfortable with the mix of lingering scents on her, especially after being grabbed by Tracy and Gorden earlier-it made her feel unclean.

Sidney didn't respond, simply stepping inside and taking a quick look around. The place was spotless, and there were no signs of anyone else being there.

She hadn't had other visitors.

Sidney sat down on the sofa.

dusk slowly turned into evening, Maria finally emerged from her room after about thirty minutes. She was dressed in simple sleepwear, her long hair wrapped in a towel, and her cheeks were slightly flushed from

fridge and glanced at him, asking,

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

bottle, setting it down in front of him before

His eyes flickered for just a moment. She

Maria prompted, opening her drink when Sidney still hadn't said

throat, nodded, and took out

placed it in front of her and began explaining

Maria listened, she quickly realized that Sidney had real

decision to let him take a stake in the studio and manage it seemed to be paying off. However, Maria's attention soon

it shifted to

smooth, clear tone flowed like a

crossed her mind: If this voice ever

in her chair, Maria's gaze landed

the tablet, speaking as if he had a lot to

sip of the

grew even smoother, more soothing, as his Adam's

a fleeting moment, Maria felt the urge to reach out and touch

But she held back.

of Sidney and that girl having dinner together flashed through her