Chapter 902

"Oh?" Maria's face showed a faint smirk as she looked at Sidney's cold expression. With a curious tone, she asked, "How exactly do you plan to make me regret it?"

Sidney tightened his grip on her wrist, his eyes locking onto hers as he said, "You care a lot about Lucas, don't you?"

"What do you mean by that?" Maria looked at him with genuine curiosity.

She really wanted to know-what else could he do?

But instead of answering, Sidney loosened his hold on her wrist.

Without further explanation, he simply said, "Take care. I won't be seeing you out."

With that, he turned and headed back to the hospital room.

Maria watched his retreating figure, the interest in her eyes deepening.

What did he mean by that?

...

Back in the hospital room, Ruth glanced at Sidney's expression and suddenly asked, "So, tell me, why did you quit your job?"

Not wanting to worry his mother, Sidney didn't explain the complicated matters and instead came up with a quick excuse. "I want to focus on my studies. The work at the studio was too intense, and I couldn't concentrate." Ruth gave him a skeptical look. "Is that really the reason?"

"What else would it be? What do you

out, but she still felt

instead asked, "Why haven't we seen Miss Young lately? What has she

family and has settled in Larbor

wonderful," Ruth said,

Aveline, and the news that Aveline had found her family made her truly

a slight sigh, Ruth added, "Miss Young is such a good girl. It's just a pity that things didn't work out between the two of you. I blame my own poor health for holding you back. If it weren't for me, you could have..." "Mom," Sidney interrupted her. "Stop overthinking. I'm still young, there's

didn't like hearing such things, so she didn't

the following days, Sidney split

and coffee houses. He couldn't afford to be idle-his mother's medical bills

expense that needed to

evening, while working at the coffee house, he heard the door

he saw Maria strolling

her eyes gleaming with amusement as she looked at him. Sidney responded

out

the code, and then

backing leisurely as h

coffee.

love

won't you come back to work for

bother replying,

didn't seem

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