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.

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

a drink from the fridge and glanced

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

bottle, setting it down in front of him before

didn't escape Sidney's attention. His eyes flickered for just a moment. She

ahead," Maria prompted, opening her drink when Sidney

nodded, and took out

he had prepared, he placed it in front of her

Maria listened, she quickly realized that Sidney had

management, and he had even taken on several personal projects while recruiting talented designers. Her decision to let him take a stake in the studio and manage it seemed to be paying off. However, Maria's

shifted to

smooth, clear tone flowed like a gentle stream

voice ever softly called someone "dear," it would probably

her chair, Maria's gaze

still focused on the tablet, speaking as

a sip of the

Adam's apple bobbed with each swallow a strangely alluring

the urge to reach out and

But she held back.

image of Sidney and that girl having dinner together flashed through her