After the CEO Divorced Me, He Wants Me Back

Sidney replied calmly, "I saw everything. And let's be honest, didn't you deserve that slap?" "Pfft..." Maria, standing beside him, couldn't hold back her laughter, her amusement clear.

Diana's face twisted even more, turning an ugly shade of red. She stared at Sidney for a long moment before finally saying, "I really misjudged you!" With that, she stormed off, clearly furious.

Sidney frowned slightly.

Running off without even an apology? How rude.

Turning back, he found Maria smiling brightly, her eyes curved into happy crescents. She was clearly enjoying the moment.

Sidney pressed his lips together briefly and asked, "How's your health?"

Maria shrugged playfully. "See for yourself I'm doing just fine. I even had the strength to slap someone."

Sidney's eyes flickered. "True... you didn't hold back at all."

A breeze swept by, and for a moment, Sidney fell into a quiet contemplation.

she asked, "You've been around a lot these past few

looked genuinely surprised. "You

blind," Maria said with

a subtle sign of nervousness. He stood there in his crisp white shirt, his sharp features accentuated by his short, clean-cut hair. His eyes were focused intensely on her, far too intently.

he asked, "Do you

blinked, momentarily

like Herman?" Sidney clarified,

"Him? Why are you asking me

"Maria; at first, I couldn't stand your carefree attitude. I thought you wouldn't take love

why am so afraid of getting hurt? At the very least, t, the journey would

he gathered his courage. Then, he added in a quiet, vulnerable voice, "Could you at least look at me? Even if it's just

soon as they left his mouth, Sidney realized just how small and desperate he sounded. He was pleading for

at him, utterly

Sidney had always been someone with a

now, what was he saying? Asking her to look at him? He sounded like a lost puppy, abandoned and looking

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