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.

simple sleepwear, her long hair wrapped

from the fridge and

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

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

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

her drink

cleared his throat, nodded, and took

in front of her and began explaining

quickly realized that Sidney had

studio was running smoothly under his 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 attention soon drifted

it shifted to

tone flowed like a

If this voice ever softly called someone "dear," it would

back in her chair, Maria's gaze landed

tablet, speaking as if he had a

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

even smoother, more soothing, as his Adam's apple bobbed with each swallow a strangely

the urge to reach out

But she held back.

that girl having dinner together flashed