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.

dusk slowly turned into evening, 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 the steam of her shower. Sidney's gaze lingered on her, his eyes darkening

drink from the fridge and glanced

Sidney nodded. "Sure."

down in front of him before settling into the armchair across

flickered for

opening her drink when Sidney still hadn't said

his throat, nodded,

the report he had prepared, he placed it in front of her

quickly realized that

had even taken on several personal projects while recruiting talented designers. Her decision to let him take a stake in the

shifted to his

smooth, clear tone flowed like a gentle stream in the

this voice ever softly

chair, Maria's gaze landed on

focused on the tablet, speaking as if

dry, softened after a sip

even smoother, more soothing, as his Adam's apple

felt the urge to reach out and

But she held back.

of Sidney and that girl having dinner together

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