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.

in simple sleepwear, her long hair wrapped in a towel, and her cheeks were slightly flushed from the steam of her

a drink from the fridge and glanced at him, asking,

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

of him before settling into the armchair across from him-keeping a noticeable distance between

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

prompted, opening her drink

his throat, nodded, and took

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

quickly realized that Sidney had real

to let him take a stake in the studio and manage it seemed

shifted to his

like a gentle stream in

this voice ever softly called someone

Maria's gaze landed on

the tablet, speaking as if he had a lot to

after a sip of the drink,

his Adam's apple bobbed with each swallow a strangely

moment, Maria felt the urge to

But she held back.

of Sidney and that girl having dinner