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.

sleepwear, her long hair wrapped in a towel, and her cheeks were slightly flushed from the steam of her shower. Sidney's gaze lingered on

a drink from the fridge and

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

of him before settling into the armchair across

attention. His eyes flickered for just a moment. She

ahead," Maria prompted, opening her drink when

his throat, nodded, and

placed it in front of her and began explaining the recent developments at

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 drifted away from the

shifted

flowed like a gentle stream in the

mind: If this voice ever softly called someone "dear," it

in her chair, Maria's gaze landed on

still focused on the tablet, speaking as if

softened after a sip of the drink, glistening under

soothing, as his Adam's apple bobbed

felt the urge to reach out and

But she held back.

Sidney and that girl having