After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Chapter 936

However, she didn't notice the brief coldness that flickered in Sidney's eyes.

...

When Maria woke up, it was already midday.

She struggled to sit up, her body sore and tired.

Memories of the night before rushed back to her, leaving her momentarily dazed as she sat on the bed.

Turning her head, she spotted her phone-and next to it, a bottle of water and a small packet of birth control pills.

Maria stared at the packet for a moment before taking a pill and swallowing it.

When she walked out of the bedroom, she was surprised to see Sidney still there, cooking in the kitchen.

"You're still here?" she asked, leaning against the doorframe.

briefly, then returned to the stove. "I'll leave after

watched his busy

off, and he didn't seem inclined to pick up the conversation either. It was as if last night had been just a fleeting moment of indulgence, something acted on a whim with no strings attached. No need for explanations, no need for responsibility. Maria couldn't quite read

and said, "What about

placing

were the one

"And you

was true. She hadn't rejected him. The truth was,

to the table. "So, what are we now... friends with

displeased by the term, but

lifted his chin, and

held a

mean whenever I want, I can call you

his tone calm. "You're overthinking it. There

really? You get to decide when it happens and when it doesn't? Don't you think you're being a

"Do you really think I'm

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