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.

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

a drink from the fridge

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

it down in front of him before settling into the armchair across from him-keeping a noticeable distance

Sidney's attention. His eyes flickered for just

prompted, opening her drink when Sidney still hadn't

nodded, and took

placed it in front

listened, she quickly realized that

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 attention soon drifted away from the content

shifted to

clear tone flowed like a gentle stream in the

this voice ever softly

chair, Maria's gaze landed

was still focused on the tablet, speaking as if he had a

lips, slightly dry, softened after a sip of the drink, glistening under

smoother, more soothing, as his Adam's apple bobbed with each

a fleeting moment, Maria felt the urge to

But she held back.

Sidney and that girl having dinner together flashed