"Now?" Maria asked, her voice betraying a hint of nervousness.

Sidney raised an eyebrow in surprise.

She was nervous?

Seeing her reaction brought a sudden sense of excitement to his heart. "You've met my mom before. You know she's a kind person. She'll treat you really well."

"I know." Maria nodded.

She was well aware that Ruth was warm and gentle, always smiling when they spoke. She enjoyed talking with her and always felt a comforting warmth in her presence, though she couldn't quite put it into words. But that was then.

Now, things were different.

Her role had changed, and with it came new anxieties.

"I think I need to prepare myself," Maria admitted.

Sidney nodded with understanding. "That's fine. We're not in a rush. We have plenty of time."

out a small sigh of

they got home, the day's events had left her feeling drained. After a relaxing shower, she lay down, her mind swirling with

bed, wrapping his arms around her. His breath was warm as he kissed her cheek, slowly moving to the corner of her lips,

day, Maria received a call

I've got

puzzled. "What

you and hand it over in person,"

arranged to meet at a café. When Maria arrived, Desmond was already there, smiling

upon opening it, her expression shifted to one

this?" she asked,

"It's Mr. Tudor's

the extravagant gesture-clearly, wealthy people never held

gift was nothing short of astonishing a

in the most sought-after area of Cloudflare City, where every inch of land was worth its weight

ample space between each villa, ensuring privacy and

had been planning to buy a place for themselves, but now there was

really went all out," Maria remarked,

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