"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."

a

events had left her feeling drained. After a relaxing shower, she lay

arms around her. His breath was warm as he kissed her cheek, slowly moving to the corner of her lips, tracing every inch.

next day, Maria received a call

I've got something to give you-it's from

puzzled. "What is

are you? I'll come find you and hand it over in person,"

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

it and, upon opening it,

is this?" she

"It's Mr. Tudor's wedding

impressed by the extravagant

was nothing short of astonishing a property transfer for a

area of Cloudflare City, where every inch of land was

ample space between each villa, ensuring privacy

had been planning to buy a place for themselves, but now there was no need. Their wedding home had arrived, courtesy

Tudor really went all out," Maria remarked,

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